No wonder insurance is so steep!

[Fowlersrs]

For the last few weeks I've had a mobile number trying to call me, it's not a number I recognise and I've missed the call a couple of times.
Well today as it was a mobile I thought I'd answer it.

It was an insurance *specialist* who deals with personal injury claims who wanted to speak to me about my off I had 2 years ago, yes 2 years!!!

According to them there was outstanding injury money I could claim, I said that was funny I wasn't aware of any such payout as there wasn't another insurance company involved or another party, only the metal barrier that ate my bike..

The minute I said that she couldn't get off the phone quicker!! So they are ringing around phishing for injury claims!!

I guess I shouldn't be so surprised these days!!

[Minty]

These calls have been going on for years and are off the back of ambulance chasers that loitered around A&E departments looking for victims.
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My fingers smell of your mum.

[suburban myth]

I answered one of these once and the guy was talking all about this accident I had at work and how I could claim ££££'s and ££££'s. When I asked him to tell me about the accident in question he had no answers. I've never had an accident at work. Not where I got injured anyway.

[MC]

After my crash I started getting a lot more (and more specific) calls. I tell them I haven't had an accident, if I answer at all (only do if expecting a call).

Their reaction when they know you're lying is quite amusing Best one was when the lady didn't say anything and just hung up.
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Yamaha MT-03 '08 (crashed)
Honda XR-125L '04

[Davie J]

The fuckers keep texting me about my off in 2009.

Quite a few blocked numbers on my phone now.
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Kwak Z750R Black Edition
Marauder 125 K3 (Murdered by a Megane), Varadero 125 V7 (sold), Varadero Thou (Sold), CB500S (Sold).

[CieL]

Best way to deal with any kind of unsolicited call is to hang up as soon as you hear something you don't like. Did this to a few different callers and usually after the second time you hang up on them they take you off their "call again" list.
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Semper Paratus

[martyn107]

I get them all the while, especially on my work mobile.

"I'd like to talk to you about an accident you've had in the last 2 years"

"That's news to me love, when was this then?"

Suddenly greeted with a dead line lol

[Sparkss]

I wouldn't be so sure they actually know about your accident, I've never had one but still get people ringing me up saying they can get me compensation.
Same story with PPI
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[1198]

They know no actual facts about the accident they claim to be calling about. It's a blatant fishing trip in my experience.
I have been known to lead them on sometimes. See how long they talk about my imaginary fall down an imaginary unbarriered open man hole cover, when I broke my leg. One got really excited by this, smelling the imaginary pounds before he cottoned on I was being a tool!

[doggone]

It's not just traffic accidents where they *might* be able to find out you had one.
Someone rang about my "industrial injuries" but
a) I don't have any, and
b) I've always been self employed!

Pure opportunism and the main beneficiary is the ambulance chasing company.

[andym]

I don't know about anywhere else, but I've had someone coming to the door asking "Has anyone has had an accident in the last 3 years?" a few weeks ago.

I just laughed and shut the door in his face

[Ste]

Play horse pr0n down the phone at them.