Just got a call from "Robert in the ConEd billing department" telling me that I have 1 hour to pay $1000 deposit otherwise they will be shutting the power off until Tuesday. He was kind enough to give me his direct line so I can call back with my payment and bypass the automated system. Oh and they only take Money Pak gift cards. Unreal that people try and get away with this.
No one wants to risk their power being off so often times they pay. It's a damn shame the scam actually works.
There is another one where they call on behalf of a young relative that has been jailed and needs bail and/or a lawyer.
Was it an Indian guy?
Same scam.
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Even more annoying are the derps who ring my doorbell. Anyone get guys coming to your house asking to see you gas or electric bills, because if you sign up with them they'll save you a bundle? (I've had both)
Times like that make me long for the days when we had a 100lb German Shepherd living with us.
Simple.
[quote] keeps getting pre-recorded calls from some a-holes saying there's something wrong with her Social Security and she should call them immediately to straighten things out . It's been going on for over a week now and we sure as hell wish there was a way to block these calls.
Even more annoying are the derps who ring my doorbell. Anyone get guys coming to your house asking to see you gas or electric bills, because if you sign up with them they'll save you a bundle? (I've had both)
Times like that make me long for the days when we had a 100lb German Shepherd living with us.
I would never open the front door unless it's someone you know. There have been a number of home invasions on Long Island as of late.
It varies from state to state however. In NM they actually got me on a conference call with the company and in unequivocal terms told them to cut it out, or else.
Got a lot of satisfaction from that. In Texas however the AG's office seems to do nothing at all for anyone, near as I can tell, checked on that in reference to a potential car sale that went wrong…so I guess it depends on where you live.
It is always for their families they are doing these things the people who do…their kids need to eat and all that.
Might as well be a animal or dog if that is the situation. What good would be life if you always had to steal to live….? And then why have kids?
Makes no sense to me.
I was trying to get bids on a project and couldn't as the message thing was filled with adds.
I picked the worst one and called them up trying to get off their list. That was back then impossible. So I started calling them over and over and hanging up..Sure enough I got a call from a local detective saying basically to cut it out.
I said all they have to do to make me stop is stop calling me….no she said…. cut it out.
Showed me what side things like that…. the butter is placed. They were out of state to boot.
So I may be a bit careful... seems like we shouldn't have to be but it is the way of things here to my opinion.
I was trying to get bids on a project and couldn't as the message thing was filled with adds.
I picked the worst one and called them up trying to get off their list. That was back then impossible. So I started calling them over and over and hanging up..Sure enough I got a call from a local detective saying basically to cut it out.
I said all they have to do to make me stop is stop calling me….no she said…. cut it out.
Showed me what side things like that…. the butter is placed. They were out of state to boot.
So I may be a bit careful... seems like we shouldn't have to be but it is the way of things here to my opinion.
How do you know it was a detective telling you to stop making the calls?
Just curious...