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Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:45:29 +0000 [15:45:29 GMT]
From: MaFt
To: info@landmarkmobile.co.uk
Subject: STOP FREAKIN' PHONING ME
i am sick of being phoned by your company. i do not want another mobile phone contract. if i did i would go somewhere that a) i have heard of, and b) that
didn't keep bloody phoning me while i'm at work!
you have been reported to the TPS even though you claim "it doesn't matter
because we use random numbers" - however it is still an nuisance and unwanted call.
my number is 07*********. if i get another call from you then you can expect to
receive a lot of insults and possibly some expletives. you have been warned.
Matthew Morley
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http://maft.co.uk
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I wonder if I'll get a response?
MaFt
PS - this isn't why I was annoyed yesterday!
31 comments:
Hi there,
I just received a missed-call from Landmark Communications on the same number (01554754901) and within 42 seconds of calling them back and speaking to the guy on the other end of the line, he hung up because I asked him which mobile phone operator he was with (in response to him asking me if he could ask me a few questions to try and save me some money).
I decided to "Yahoo" the number, and lo and behold, I come across your blog! Very useful to know that I have to watch out for those people calling me again.
Thanks,
Jo
fantastic :) glad i could help you out!
MaFt
I've suddenly started getting grief from these landmark gits too and like the person in the last comment found your blog very useful.
Don't think Landmark are too impressed though!
Thank you.
i have had missed calls from 01554754901 for weeks and I have never answered and I am very glad I have not. I almost dod today but googled it instead, and there is loads of stuff on this company.
Is there anyway of stopping it?
having been pi**ed off with 01554654901 calling me about 30 times (and keeping missing the calls) i then decided to stick the number into google. what do i find u guessed it folks these bunch of to**ers at landmark com. been waiting for them 2 phone back for days. hey presto who calls 5 mins ago u got it these bunch of twa*s. told them i worked for OFCOM and i was filing a complaint hey presto guy promptly puts don the phone.
only hope its worked registered my number with telephone preference service so at least after 28 days my number should be removed from any other wan**rs phone list. hopefully
Hi, i have had many calls, and i found out about them by looking on here. Today they called to i decided to answer them. I gave them an ear bashing an i have also email watchdog! Do the same then they will do something about it. I called 3G and they know nothing about this company, they think it's a hoax. When i spoke to the man at the Lianelli company, i told him i was going to call 3G to find out the truth, if not i'm reporting them, so i have done :)
They've just phoned me too and after a few times of sayin hello the woman was like im phoning bout ur mobile contract and i said wot about it and she jus hung up. so rude. and im not on 3G
I have been recieving these calls for weeks, my husband suggest I look up the number and thankfully I found you!! Thank you for making me aware of this - I will certainly complain to TPS.
SO WHAT DO THESE GUYS ACTUALLY WANT FROM ME??
Nice one, also been receiving calls off these knobs, Googled it and got you.
Cheers
Tongo
Hi People!!
omg ive got around 10 calls from these people in 2 weeks! i neva pik up im so pissed off cos they call when im sleepin in mornin n nex time i think im gona give them an ear thrashing!!!! im so reportin them to watchdog cos they need to be AXED! p.s the number is 01267229555!
After reading the commments here made me realise, im not the only one getting these people like ting tong and other thick people trying to sell me a phone that i dont want that i dont need from a company that i only heard bad things about, even when the contract ent even up!
mine started with missed calls 01267229555 and when i did answer, they would hang up, red rag to a bull to me, then when i asked them to take my number off the mailing list, it stopped... then had 08718553333 do the knock door run version on the phone, i finally got through to the operator after so many engaged tones. and was asking her to repeat herself after every sentance, maybe she watched little britain and didnt like being called TING TONG. these people are well annoying, and should have veen strangled at birth. anyone else get probs, lets hear them, grainge
These guys are a complete waste of space and time. Just had one muppet on and asked me to say please!!! I wasnt too polite. asked them to remove my number from their database yesterday and still getting the calls. Number that they used with me was 08708504825.
Hope this helps
Seems like a lot of people have been bothered by them, I actually decided to go for it. I have a phone, a contract and have actually got a better deal than before, so not all bad. Just a bit erm, persistent.
Wow it seems like loads of people have been having problems with Landmark yet I saw in an article in Mobile magazine that they are really proud of the techniques they use. I'm trying to pull together a group of people to do a group complaint against Landmark so email me at complaintslandmark@hotmail.co.uk if you have an O2 contract and were contacted by Landmark. Thanks!
I just want to add that one of my friends that i worked with have had the same problem with this 01554777859 calling all the time!He is not the brightest tool in the box and he gave them some details!!
Now he has had to cancel his bank account and get the bank to stop payment as they have just taken playment without notice etc bunch of twats the lot of them!they didnt get any of the money out of him and then rang and gave him abuse over the phone about why he had stopped payment as this was a deposit!!
Deposit my arse!
DONT EVER TRUST THESE PEOPLE THEY SCAM PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR MONEY AND ITS NOT RIGHT!!
I hope that no one else falls into the same trap!
I have worked for landmark communication s and can say they are wankers to work for!Motivated by pure greed and flash cars, finacial status ect.They get you to ring the same data again and again. Most of the people they employ are just out of school and full of attitude.I agree with everything said on this forum, but I still work in sales! Not for Landmark Communications!
Yea I have worked there too and it was awful. most depressing place I have ever worked, sure the pay wasnt bad but I'm not working in that place again or any other annoying phone place and advised people in college not to go there.
i worked over the summer, the pay was absoluely amazing,i earnt just under £500 a wk, because i was freshly trained i knew everythin that had to be said, all my deal were co-sure or so i thought, BASICALLY
they offer 18months half price line rental, bull, u pay half price for 6 months and u pay full for the rest and get it back at the end,
BUT
after 3 months u pay £8 a month for insurance, they say its optional, nope! u have to ring up and cancel yaself but if u do u get no cash back -works by redemption as they like to say. they dont tell u this i heard it form a boss that quit, also after 14days u cant cancel, not at all,
IF IT COMES AND U WANNA CANCELL, REFUSE TO TAKE IT FROM THE POST MAN!
Its a con!
there numbers are made by computers but they got no data left, ols staff lie to customers to make more commision, they dont care anymore
THEY ARE EVIL!
UNPROFESSIONAL
CON ARTISTS
just say you only use your phone in emergencys dont let them get a word in, say no thank u but have a great day and the person will put in the system as aint interested.
when i found out the insurance con i was fuming, thought i was makin myself sum money for college, i was workin for con artists and i didnt kno.
"Efforts like the Telephone Preference Service, aimed at putting an end to nuisance calls, have been unsuccessful because most large call centres use random diallers that they claim are unable to exclude specific numbers."
Landmark Communications, also known as Landmark Telecommunications, which can be found at www.landmarkmobile.co.uk and www.mobilesonthe.net are the firm that leave a number of 01554 754 901. These are all trading names of Landmark Marketing Services Limited of 15-16 Cowell Street Llanelli, SA15 1UU. It is related to EPG Marketing Limited (company number 04908771) based in Llanelli in Wales.
From Companies House (www.companieshouse.gov.uk) The two directors of both companies are Robert Grant Evans of 50 Fronhaul, Swiss Valley, Llanelli, SA14 8LF (his number is ex-directory).
And Darren John Price of 3 Pleasant View, Coychurch, Bridgend, CF35 5HN 01656 863 153. (The telephone number is from 192.com, but has not been confirmed).
Grant Evans was the victim of an arson attack on his car on the 5th January 2007 http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/content/15467.asp?men=2&sub=3) so you're probably not alone at feeling aggrieved.
02 have taken Landmark to court (trial due March 2007) for 'passing-off' based on calls placed to O2's customers claiming to be from 02.
Hi I worked For Landmark for 6 months everything said on this page is so true especially the motivated by greed and only care about money and flash cars (like grant one of the directors and his lamborghini murcielago) also we had a great manager in janice who got sacked because she refused to work in another landmark call centre in carmarthen (01267 number) then we had two guys in charge mark and andrew and the place went shit. I left the same day as one of my mates and my mate hit one of the managers. Slave drivers the lot of them expect you to do all the hard work while they sit on their asses all day while you struggle to get a couple of sales because the company has such a bad reputation. The directors have never done a days work in their lives. Well good news for you you shouldnt be getting more calls from landmark because they have ceased trading as landmark but are now trading as ccl or ccs credit solutions calling people up and offering loans and stuff to people in debt.
Hi
I was hounded by landmark communications for ages, when I asked where they got my x directory number from, they said from their system, which was not true.
Then I asked "Well why are you ringing a pay as you go phone then"
They put the phone down.
Also recently I was called by a mobile number, which when we try to ring back,goes straight to answerphone, and doesnt tell you who it is. The minutes and texts in their so called "better deal" did NOT go on, hence one VERY LARGE BILL.
I will ring them in future if I want an upgrade, and stay with the ones I trust.
hi guys
just had a similar call and when i googled address it was the same as the blogs on here
but this lady also tried to get my account details too,so please be aware i cant believe i fell for it i have contacted the police, my mobile company and my bank just in case
the number she rang on was
08707186037 and when i rang back it was engaged
the addy she gave me was
company house
15-16 cowell street
llenelli
sa15 1uu
customer services number
08717 165542
company number 04722903
is this the same company????????????
Hello. This is a bit of a late comer, but hey.
the main objective is to call poeple out of the blue, convince them that the phone package on network xx is better than the one they have, nd get their bank details.bing bam boom. a good sales person can pitch close and consolidate in 6 minutes.
I was one of the drones working for landmark for a while. I was skint, and it was easy money. first few weeks are great, selling, talking to people, but after that, when you talk to a lot of people, you learn how much it really pisses em off. and that its not just a 'once off call', but the numbers get cycled. if you ring back in, number get re dialled, etc etc, if the call is not answered, the number is redialled. filter process. peoples numbers get stuck in the system, and you hear stories from people about getting done over..
but like i was, a lot of the poeple working there are local kids out of college, kids after leaving school,people laid off with no sign of work, the staff turnover in call centres everywhere is massive. people come in and get sacked. i couldnt hack the morality of the job. i couldnt just buldoze over someone who blantantly didnt want/need a new phone contract, and i dont like pissing people off.this doesnt lead to good sales.
but the amazing thing is that poeple will readily hand over their card details to an unsolicitied call. some randomer calls em up, reads off a few numbers to them about what their spending and how much they'll save, and people just give em their account details! its madness! what are people thinking. put it like this, if poeple werent so willing to give their details over the phone, there wouldnt be so many telesales companies in the uk. oh, and i know its aggravating, but swearing at poeple down the phone doesnt work. its tends to leadto your number being passed around to other people in the callcentre just to piss you off.its not encouraged. but it happens.im really surprised it hasnt been made illegal, cold calling. its just an extension of advertising really, tv ads in your home screaming at you to buy things, billboards with their big depictions of desireables, and now somebody ringing you up to tell you of money saving packages.
well, thats my 2 cents.
-sHep
long story short.. DO NOT TAKE A CONTRACT OFF THESE CO?K SUCKERS,, I ADMIT I HAVE WORKED 4 THEM AND THEY ONLY EMPLOY PPLE 16/23 YRS OLD basicly pple that are good at talkin shit, the money is great,, well it was till i found out that what i got ( trained) to tell pple was all lies, i got told i cudnt tell you guys that u can return the handset afta 14 days coz thy were all gettin sent back when they realised it was a 3 contract.if you get called you will hardly get a chance 2 speak coz they make it sound ace in the opening pitch,, all you will find yourself saying is yes?? well if u do fall 4 it,, DO NOT SIGN 4 THE FONE WHEN IT GETS DELIVERD,, THATS WHEN U SIGN UP 4 18 MONTHS OV HELL. after i stopped hittin big sales when i new what i was doin 2 pple gues what happend 2 my job...... yep....SACKED,, im so sorry if the person readin this is 1 ov the pple i sold 2,, but please,, i woz only doin what i thaught was right,, helpin pple,,savin them mney,, i woz so wrong,,n OH YEAH DONT SWEAR AT THE STAFF IFF THEY CALL YOUR NUMBER WILL GET RAPED WHITH CALLS, JUST SAY YOU WORK 4 TRADIN STANDARDS,, ALL OV A SUDDEN THE LINE WILL GO DEAD. HOPE THIS HELPS
I'm totally fed up of all you people complaining about getting phone calls from this company. I also started getting calls recently, I do have a mobile phone but am a very low user and have pay as you go. I explained these facts to one of their sales staff and politely asked to have my number removed from their database, I have recieved no calls since from them. I reckon that the folks who get the persistent nuisance calls are the ones who are less than polite to people who are just trying to do their job.
I worked for the Carmarthen office of Landmark for a while. Didn't find the work too bad to be honest but there were a lot of people working there who used to tell the customers any old nonsense to get a sale. It's true that most Landmark workers are just driven by greed. If you're on O2 and get a call from them let O2 know about it because there's a actually a clause in their contract that says they aren't allowed to sell to O2 customers. You can really land them in it! :P
hi there this mortning i had a phone call from 'mobilesdirect' claiming to be calling on behalf of Vodafone, as the caller had just woke me up i stupidly agreed to the offer, after reading this blog i waited for a phone call back and low and behold, there it was, i asked them are you a legit company and they said yes etc etc etc, so i said okay, but then i realised something, i gave my bank details, so i rushed down to my bank and closed my account they've given me so much hassle in the past 3hours so for all you who do agree like i did, just close your account and report them to trading standards
Landmark Communications - what a scam of a company!!! I had a handset in DEC 05 and returned it unactivated hence unused, they said cos of Xmas they didn't get it bk within the cooling off period and said I had entered a contract they subsequently chased me for £264. Now 5 yrs later they are asking for £495. Do NOT have anything to do with this company hang up!!!!! I've reported them to trading standards and will be getting in touch with watchdog.
this guy wont be around for much longer, plenty of people are chasing him for money, the last i hear 02 are after him for over half a million, oh and he has many other cars.. are porsche cayenne, a 911 a red ferrari, he has an office in the old grange gym in llanelli.. protest maybe ????
I yet not receive such calls and hoping that in future they will not get my number....lolz.
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