Might have to take you up on that Cazza!

We shall see how it goes!
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im after a cheap digital slr camera, ive seen the olympus e500 and i quite like that, but do you guys have any suggestions, and dos and donts

Tonight i had a phone call to my home phone. When i answered it was a recorded message stating that it was BT and that it wasnt a sales call. They went on to say that they needed to speak to me regarding my account (recorded message still) and in order to do that i should press one on my phone keypad. I put the phone down because i never had this happen before and it sounded like a scam to me.

Does anybody know if that was a known scam or was it a genuine BT call? Surely if BT want to talk to me they could get a human being to do it?

What you describe is *exactly* a hoax email that was doing the rounds about a year ago. Now, I'm not suggesting in any shape or form that you are pulling our legs but I am seriously wondering if someone somewhere has actually turned this hoax/urban myth into reality? Good job you hung up!

Thats funny I had a call (recorded message) from BT tonight as well!

but it/he didn't ask me to press any buttons or hang on just kinda said there had been a problem (at the call centre) and they would call me back soon!?!
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i used to work for bt, in faults and i dont ever recall them sending those messages.
if they want to get hold of you, they will call whatever number you have down as contact and always leave a message on your answerphone

Oh dear i see it says here you are both in the london area - thats worrying, maybe you should call bt in the morning and tell them about this? It does sound worryingly like a new scammer that hasn't made the headlines yet.

One of me mates at work reckons it was a scam, whenever i pick up the phone and its an automated message i always just put the receiever back, in fact i hardly ever use my home phone these days, everyone calls my mobile, the home phone is just there for the internet connection really...

Right heres one for you people...........

Have any of you ever done shared ownership of a house with someone of the opposite love where it is completely platonic?? I'm looking to move and can't really afford anywhere decent enough of my own so im looking into the possibility of shared ownership with a friend. Bearing in mind I will be putting down a fair whack of money (which would be written into the legal contract that i would get back if the time comes to sell) and all otherlegal stuff would be covered. Have any of you done it or woulddo it?? Any advice welcome and needed

yeah ive shared with guys and girls, and its been fine

What about owning a house with them Vi??...i.e half the mortgage etc. Would you go for that type ofcommitment with a friend? Its my mates brother and we get on okay...not best of friends or anything but I think i would find it easier to share with a bloke.

Some sound advice there Costa........Thanks. It is a way for me to get up the property ladder and him to get on it. I would be putting down all the deposit on it (approx 30,000) but would make sure that was written in that that comes back to me with possibly a percentage over and above that then anything else gets split down the middle. Im beginning to think its maybe certainly something worth thinking about and talking over with a lawyer.