How One Man Turns Annoying Cold Calls Into Cash

First time accepted submitter georgeaperkins writes "A man targeted by marketing companies is making money from cold calls with his own premium-rate phone number. So far he's made £300 profit following a £10+VAT initial investment. The premium rate regulator has 'strongly discouraged' the practice, as it violates the code of practice. Nevertheless, the novel idea is sure to resonate with everyone worn down by mindless cold calling!"

Comments

So Full Of Win!

[Anonymous Coward]

This is epic win.

Re:Code of practice?

[FireFury03]

taking pot-shots at the monumentally, epically difficult jobs of regulators is lazy comedy.

/ no, i am not a regulator, but I know what they do.

I would have more sympathy if the regulator's response to flagrant law-breaking wasn't always simply to write a "stongly worded" letter to the company responsible, reminding them of their legal obligations. I dunno, but if I personally broke the law, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get a letter reminding me that what I did was illegal and told not to do it again, especially if I'm doing the law breaking on a large and organised scale...

Re:Definition of Abuse

[Dishevel]

Except, as it says in TFA, the guy now "welcomes cold calls". I can see the point of slugging cold-callers with what is effectively a "fine", but once you go to the extreme of extending unsolicited calls just for the revenue, then that is just profiteering.

I am cool with that. If they do not want to pay him for his time they can choose to not call him.