Comments on: Dear PoP – ADT Security Reps Knocking on Doors? http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/ Welcome to the beautiful life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DCRA http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50061 DCRA Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:43:24 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50061 The Office of Consumer Protection at DCRA is seeing more of these types of scams with alarm companies. All sales people are required to be licensed in the District so be sure to request to see their official DCRA picture license upon being solicited in your home. Please report any activity of this kind by e-mail at consumer.protection@dc.gov or go to our website at www.consumer.dc.gov to submit a formal complaint. Thank you. The Office of Consumer Protection at DCRA is seeing more of these types of scams with alarm companies. All sales people are required to be licensed in the District so be sure to request to see their official DCRA picture license upon being solicited in your home. Please report any activity of this kind by e-mail at consumer.protection@dc.gov or go to our website at http://www.consumer.dc.gov to submit a formal complaint. Thank you.

]]> By: Bubba Jones http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50060 Bubba Jones Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:50:39 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50060 I don't know about DC, but in Maryland and I believe VA, all individuals that work for a security company (office people or sales people) are required to have a state issued security technician license/id. To get it you have to go through a background check. It's not much different than a drivers license just in a different color. It also lists the company you represent. This along with a company issued type id (ADT, Brinks etc.) is what they need to prove they are really employed by a security company. Anyone who is legit will be glad to show you this first or at least at the same time the strike up a conversation about your needs. It is not uncommon that they'll go door to door if they are in a neighborhood, they are trying to make a buck, but anyone who really wants a sale will try to make you comfortable with who they are and who they represent. They don't need ADT on a folder, polo or anywhere....they just need to pull out their id's for you. That's what I know. I don’t know about DC, but in Maryland and I believe VA, all individuals that work for a security company (office people or sales people) are required to have a state issued security technician license/id. To get it you have to go through a background check. It’s not much different than a drivers license just in a different color. It also lists the company you represent. This along with a company issued type id (ADT, Brinks etc.) is what they need to prove they are really employed by a security company. Anyone who is legit will be glad to show you this first or at least at the same time the strike up a conversation about your needs.

It is not uncommon that they’ll go door to door if they are in a neighborhood, they are trying to make a buck, but anyone who really wants a sale will try to make you comfortable with who they are and who they represent. They don’t need ADT on a folder, polo or anywhere….they just need to pull out their id’s for you.

That’s what I know.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50059 Joseph Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:52:34 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50059 I think its a good rule to refuse to engage with random people who just show up at your door unannounced to sell stuff unless its a young kid. Giving them your attention just encourages them to engage in what I'd consider a rudely aggressive marketing technique. Same goes for those obnoxious people who hassle you on the street trying to get you to give money to GreenPeace or whatever organization. I think its a good rule to refuse to engage with random people who just show up at your door unannounced to sell stuff unless its a young kid. Giving them your attention just encourages them to engage in what I’d consider a rudely aggressive marketing technique. Same goes for those obnoxious people who hassle you on the street trying to get you to give money to GreenPeace or whatever organization.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50058 Anonymous Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:12:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50058 Looks, feels, and quacks like a scam. If not "Slamming" as described by Lee.Watkins above, then thieves doing their homework. Shady, shady, shady. Looks, feels, and quacks like a scam. If not “Slamming” as described by Lee.Watkins above, then thieves doing their homework. Shady, shady, shady.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50057 Anonymous Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:00:48 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50057 i had dudes from GE services come by. rude ass motherfuckers. i complained to ge services on their website but never heard anything back. i had dudes from GE services come by. rude ass motherfuckers. i complained to ge services on their website but never heard anything back.

]]> By: ontarioroader http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50056 ontarioroader Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:11:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50056 Who opens the door for sales people?!? Seriously.... just not smart. Who opens the door for sales people?!? Seriously…. just not smart.

]]> By: UStreet http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50055 UStreet Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:58:35 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50055 To whoever sent the email to POP: Did you call ADT to follow up? If so, what did they say? To whoever sent the email to POP:

Did you call ADT to follow up? If so, what did they say?

]]> By: Lee.Watkins http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50054 Lee.Watkins Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:22:10 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50054 there's lots of door-to-door billing scams going on right now in DC and Baltimore... one for phone service, one for the electric company, this thing with the security company sounds suspiciously similar. This is known as "Slamming". they will bill the hell out of you if they manage to get any of your info. Some people get slammed even if they never see the guys in person, because they can get your billing info other ways. Check your bills! this is a big problem right now. there’s lots of door-to-door billing scams going on right now in DC and Baltimore… one for phone service, one for the electric company, this thing with the security company sounds suspiciously similar. This is known as “Slamming”. they will bill the hell out of you if they manage to get any of your info. Some people get slammed even if they never see the guys in person, because they can get your billing info other ways. Check your bills! this is a big problem right now.

]]> By: dcmom http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50053 dcmom Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:04:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50053 When I was living on the Hill my car was broken into. Three days later the police came by my house at 1AM to "investigate". I wouldn't open my gate and they got really mad. They showed badges and business cards, but it is ridiculous that they would be following up at 1AM. Be careful about anyone approaching your door unexpectantly. When I was living on the Hill my car was broken into. Three days later the police came by my house at 1AM to “investigate”. I wouldn’t open my gate and they got really mad. They showed badges and business cards, but it is ridiculous that they would be following up at 1AM. Be careful about anyone approaching your door unexpectantly.

]]> By: BS http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50052 BS Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:26:15 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/dear-pop-adt-security-reps-knocking-on-doors/#comment-50052 Im glad this was posted, as I got a similar visit last night (around 10th & Monroe, 730-ish) and was going to write in this morning about it. My encounter was with 3 individuals, a late-teens, early-twenties-looking male wearing a tie accompanied by a female (inconsequentially, and more for ID sake, both African American) who approached the door carrying folders with large ADT logos that they could point to...and then at street level a skinny white kid. I dealt with it by asking, through the door, what they wanted and the response was that they were with ADT. Besides my general distaste and distrust for door-to-door salespeople, religious zealots, and anyone other than a known kid trying to raise money for the school (known, like a neighbor, friend, church-member...and even then...) I had no inclination to open a door to my home...but as I was just sitting down to have my supper I was even more annoyed. Anyway...didnt get them a chance to ask twice, but I am sure it was scam of one sort or another...either that or ADT REALLY needs to reconsider their marketing strategy. I do agree with everyone...do not open doors for these people. You dont know what kind of homework they are doing or if they are invading your home or whatever other paranoid (but VERY possible) schemes are occurring. Im glad this was posted, as I got a similar visit last night (around 10th & Monroe, 730-ish) and was going to write in this morning about it.

My encounter was with 3 individuals, a late-teens, early-twenties-looking male wearing a tie accompanied by a female (inconsequentially, and more for ID sake, both African American) who approached the door carrying folders with large ADT logos that they could point to…and then at street level a skinny white kid.

I dealt with it by asking, through the door, what they wanted and the response was that they were with ADT. Besides my general distaste and distrust for door-to-door salespeople, religious zealots, and anyone other than a known kid trying to raise money for the school (known, like a neighbor, friend, church-member…and even then…) I had no inclination to open a door to my home…but as I was just sitting down to have my supper I was even more annoyed. Anyway…didnt get them a chance to ask twice, but I am sure it was scam of one sort or another…either that or ADT REALLY needs to reconsider their marketing strategy.

I do agree with everyone…do not open doors for these people. You dont know what kind of homework they are doing or if they are invading your home or whatever other paranoid (but VERY possible) schemes are occurring.

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