prudential promo thread [merged]

[silhouette]

Tsikoteers,

Has anyone ever victimized by PRUDENTIAL LIFE? Lucky to say I'm not one of them.

One of their agents called up in our office last week so happy to inform me that I'm one of their lucky winners, in their ongoing raffle. Where my name was sponsored by somebody...ek ek. I can claim daw my prize of LIFE INSURANCE at their Buendia branch. Where I don't need to pay anything. They just asked me if I have a valid ID (duh! am I elementary), credit card (what for?) - just for validation purposes (really huh). Well I just answered uhmm.
Insisted when can I drop by their office to claim my price. I said anytime this week (that was last week), just to politely say 'ok enough of your BS, I'm busy'.
Then just this afternoon, another agent called me and following up on my visit. I replied and asked the agent I'm so busy (never letting them know that I don't give a damn). Coz I don't believe their so called promo (kung ****o pa..hehe).
Anyway, still insistent. I asked for their DTI permit no. She then put me on hold...then another girl on the other line asked for my name. I said 'WHO ARE YOU? don't ask for my name coz I did not call your office'. She's Mikee Alonzo (manager daw) asking for my concern. I again asked if they can give me their DTI permit no. What for daw...Ms Alonzo you're company keep on saying that you have an existing promo. So I want to know your permit no. Coz you can't run a promo without securing a permit. She replied, 'one moment po'.
Passed me again to certain Arnel Souza (area manager daw, BS!). Trying to scare me of his (pero boses bading..BAKLA!!!) I again asked for the permit no, coz they are running a promo. They don't have it with them daw! Nasa main office. T*ngna nyo! Sabi ko...Hey Mr & Ms Alonzo/Souza, next time be prepared, coz you can't fool everybody. I suggest that you pack your things up coz I'll report you to DTI. They'll ask their agents not to call me gain daw and erase my number in their list.

Bdw, their number which I happen to jot is 8965850. Just in case you receive the same modus...

Ingat tsikoteers!

ciao

[creepy]

Style ng Family First yan ah...

[IPSG_SlimShady]

Funny, I just got a call from a PRUDENTIAL LIFE agent barely 5 minutes ago before reading this thread.

Although the agent told me naman I was one of the lucky people who was picked by their computer to be given a P50,000 free life insurance. All I need to do daw is drop-by their building in Makati and sign some paperworks, no obligation, nothing to pay.

I told the agent how did my name and phone number landed in their computer in the first place. Atleast the agent was honest enough to say, "Ser, sorry hindi ko po alam eh. Ito po kse yung trabaho na binigay sakin. Kunin ko daw yung mga pangalan at number na nasa computer at tawagan sila".

Anyway, it was their 2nd call actually. They were even trying to ask me for my cellphone number.

(OT lang saglit: Naalala ko tuloy yang cellphone number, I was window shopping at Isuzu and Mitsubishi a week ago and gave them my cell number. Ngayon, hindi ako tinitigilan tawagan nung mga car sales agent para bentahan ako ng Sportivo at Adventure. Daming freebies na inaalok sakin para lang bumili ako.)

back to the topic ..........

I think there is a hidden agenda in this kinda thing. Sometimes pag punta mo doon para i-claim yung so-called insurance, you have to fill-up several forms asking for your personal information like address, contact number, nature of job, position in the company, etc.

I say never trust your personal information to people like these who can't even tell you how they got your name and phone number in the first place.

[j_avonni]

Matagal ng modus operandi ito. I just ignored them. Pero some are makulit so I frankly told them I'm not interested. Period.

[nicolodeon]

Bud, gimik yan ng mga ibang insurance companies, lalo ng yung mga mga malalaki. Affected ang life insurance industry nung nangyari sa Cap at sa Pacific. In fact, the industry is kind of reeling from it. Sa hirap kasi ng buhay ngayon, insurance is one of the last things that average Juan (or Juana) Dela Cruz would get. Medyo saturated na ang upper middle class and A class sa life insurance. So, naghahanap na naman sila ng ibang mabibiktima...eheste...magiging bagong client.

Most of the time, hindi naman yan yung insurance company mismo. Kadalasan nyan eh yung mga agencies nila. Sa haba ng itinagal ko sa insurance at pre-need industries, maraming agencies na may mga ginagawa na hindi sanctioned or hindi alam ng insurance companies nila. Now, kuung yung gimik ng mga agencies na yan eh nag-click, look the other way yung insurance company. Pero, once na nakatanggap sila ng reklamo, lalo na kung yung reklamo eh sa Insurance Commission nai-file, tsaka lang gagawa ng discilinary action yung insurance company. Kung malaki lagi ang pinapasok na pera nung agency, "slap on the hand" lang ang parusa. Pero kung maliit, tsugi.

[chua_riwap]

Style nila BULOK! Ganyan nga rin yung Family First noon. I-reject niyo kaagad. Sabihin niyong di kayo interesado, tapos ang boksing.

[j_avonni]

Despite this modus operandi has been operating for a long long time, marami pa rin silang naloloko.

[Mushi Mushi]

Hindi pa natatapos itong pang-aabuso ng Toyota Fortuner, at pandaraya "daw" ni GMA, ito namang Prudential Life ang lumalabas. Bansa na ba talaga tayo ng mga mandurugas? :praning:

[Leon275]

Scams are perpetrated globally. Warning lang to all tsikoteers, do not divulge your personal information to anybody, be it a telephone call, a survey sheet or what-have-yous. Prevention is still the best way to avoid being scammed.

[quiksie]

is prudential life the same as prudential guarantee? dun ko kasi pina insure ang 2 kotse namin ngayon. Quoito ata may ari

[Field Master]

Wow. I got a call from FilAm Life just last week. Same strategy, they told me that I got an award worth 1M free life insurance. One of their stockholder gave my name daw. Tinanong ko yun pangalan ng stockholder pero di raw pwedeng ibigay. Drop lang daw ako sa opis and bring some identification card, all it take daw is 15mins of my time. Eh paalis ako last week sabi ko wife ko na lang pupunta buti na lang walang time is esmi. Pag tumawag ulit yun alam ko na gagawin ko.

[Innova_Boy]

Same thing happened to me we were given free 3 nights stay at any DAYS HOTEL of my choice.. just drop by their office at designated time... but dont have time to go their office..

[mazdamazda]

Tsikoteers,

Has anyone ever victimized by PRUDENTIAL LIFE? Lucky to say I'm not one of them.

One of the sales division here is using that promo / gimik to sell our legit products. Sadly though that it is a bit unethical IMO and tarnishes the reputation of thousand of other "traditional" sales agents / managers like us. We were being even asked before if we wanted to take part it that but we said no.

One of my ageny managers got the same call (imagine that... they are trying to sell to us... hehe). Well, she went to the said office and demanded the life insurance that was promised to her. They tried to woo / pressure her to get a pension plan but to no avail. But still she walked out of the room with her promised life insurance and she didn't pay for a thing.

The free life insurance thingie is REAL... but the coverage is low & the term is just short (say a coverage of P50,000 for 3 months).

My mom also got a call like that - and played around with the telesales rep a bit. Heck, when she started to ask questions about the company (which every traditional sales agents know) they couldn't answer and passed the phone to their superior. Then when my mom casually dropped the name of the owners (which they personally know) and they just hanged up. Hehe...

is prudential life the same as prudential guarantee? dun ko kasi pina insure ang 2 kotse namin ngayon. Quoito ata may ari

Nope... ex Ambassador (to the Vatican) Alba's family owns the majority of the company. Prudential Guarantee is owned by the Coyuitos.

[falken]

Prudential called me up about 10 days ago. I just told them I'm not interested, and don't give me that free insurance BS. I'm a firm believer in my own signature.

[enteng]

salamt sa info na ito mga fellow tsikoteers kasi my wife just told me about this nung isang araw i just called her na sabi ko nga nanloloko lang yang mga iyan

[scarab]

...got the same call, pinakuha pako ng pen and paper to write down my reference # and their address to claim my prize (which i didn't). pinasalita ko lang ng pinasalita tapos bye bye.

[Mushi Mushi]

Anak ng teteng, eh halos lahat yata ng tao sa metro manila eh tinatawagan pala nitong Prudential Life na ito. Ibig sabihin lahat tayo nanalo ng libreng insurance ??? Sus ginu-o! :praning:

[j_avonni]

Actually, hindi naman panloloko ang ginagawa nila. They are just luring you with a free gift to come to their office so they could offer their products. Instead na sila ang mapagod magpunta sa iyo, ikaw ang papagurin.

[Mushi Mushi]

siguro "inu-utakan" ang tamang term. :praning:

[mazdamazda]

Actually, hindi naman panloloko ang ginagawa nila. They are just luring you with a free gift to come to their office so they could offer their products. Instead na sila ang mapagod magpunta sa iyo, ikaw ang papagurin.

MISMO!!!

baliktad nga ang ginagawa nila... imbis na ang ahente ang pumunta para mag explain & magbenta sa iyo... ikaw pa ang papauntahin... kaya sa akin unethical yan sobra...