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Nanette R

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2013

07 May 2020, 11:45

MiWay manipulating vulnerable people and misusing personal information

I received a phone call from a MiWay call centre representative yesterday. Usually I pay these types of calls no mind but this went too far. I have never given my information to MiWay in any way so they likely paid for it. What bothered me the most was that they were offering to give me quote so I can, according to them, save money during these difficult times. They are clearly misusing the pandemic to get more customers as they know people are easier to manipulate now. It's disgusting.

I declined to go ahead with the call as she was asking rapid-fire personal questions which I didn't want to continue answering and I said I was uncomfortable with the fact that they had that much information about me and that they were trying to give me a quote when I didn't want one. The worst part was the caller smirking and laughing on the other end as if what I was saying was funny to her. Extremely unprofessional.

On top of all that, I get an email from MiWay today surveying me about my experience getting a quote. Why? I never, ever, ever asked for a quote from them! I haven't even visited their website or contacted them in any way ever so why are they pretending I asked them for a quote?

MiWay is being manipulative and I warn everyone to please, please, please not fall for this cold calling campaign. They are taking advantage of the pandemic and providing the promise of money-saving to people who may have recently lost their jobs or who are not doing well because they know that people are now more likely to say "yes" to anything they suggest to them.

I would also never do business with a company that employs customer service representatives who openly laugh on a call when a customer expresses discomfort as it goes to show this process is a joke to them and just a way to manipulate vulnerable people.

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MiWay Insurance
MiWay Insurance's reply07 May 2020, 12:41
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We assure you that it is never our intention to upset you in any way. We have passed your feedback on to the right team, who will get back to you with proper feedback and see how we can sort this out. In the meantime, please accept our apologies for the frustration and inconvenience you have experienced.  Best regards,
The MiWay Team
 
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Nanette R's update07 May 2020, 20:57
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I work in a field that deals with customers every day. We have been extremely delicate in the way we treat customers during this time and have stopped trying to sell or upsell to potential customers as it is simply not appopriate right now. It was just disturbing to me that MiWay would think it was a good idea to procure personal information (in what way I'm still trying to figure out) and pretend they're providing quotes to people out of the goodness of their hearts when nearly every other (decent) company is focusing on helping their existing customers get through this tough time. I don't want additional feedback from the team you've supposedly passed the feedback on to as I don't want contact. It's bad enough that my personal information and that of others is being circulated and misused by you. And I hope whoever thought this cold calling campaign was a good idea, thinks twice about taking advantage of peoples' vulnerability.