Comments on: And another door-to-door alert: Fake cable guys?

By: Tee74

Tee74 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:44:49 +0000

I had a guy with terrible attitude come round at 7 45 pm then hurried me into “no installation” offer with my name, i hesitated then he said “i dont care either way” i slammed the door and went back out where he had a kinkos comcast id and was beligerant no comcast truck but a acura suv…..i told him i had his plates and would call 911 if he continued to goad me…

By: WTF

WTF — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:31:34 +0000

Don, I like how you think!!! Tired of this B.S. for sure. REMEMBER people. Comcast, Qwest, Fuller Brush for that matter, will not show up to your house without a uniform, ID or a reason. If you don’t know why they are there, there is NO reason for them to be.

The T word is always helpful to remember. THINK.

By: MercyMe

MercyMe — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:17:58 +0000

We had a census taker arrive on a Saturday midday (about a month ago). Female, carried a visible badge and a well-labeled “U.S. Census” clipboard. She seemed very respectful of our space, kept her distance on the porch, asked a question or two, jotted down data and left.

By: jsrekd

jsrekd — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:11:02 +0000

The census takers will carry identification – it’s pretty clear – and a picture of the ID will be (or is) available somewhere – I’ll see if I can track it down.

By: alki_2008

alki_2008 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:26:17 +0000

Anyone heard about the census takers that will supposedly be coming around door-to-door? Not sure what the timeframe was for that, but I’d hope they’d be wearing something clearly identifying them as being with the Census Bureau?

By: good point

good point — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:46:09 +0000

Forget the clothes even if they are wearing a ‘proper uniform’ – they could steal them from someone’s car. Also same for police officers etc. They steal those too. NEVER open your door to a stranger. Even if its a cop – call 911 and ask if there is a reason for them to be there. Criminals are extremely manipulative.

Thanks for writing into the blog and helping us all be aware.

By: JH

JH — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:07:56 +0000

Never mind-Chris is in the Beach Drive area. Oops missed that one.

By: JH

JH — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:06:38 +0000

B Duvall, why would you tell them your neighbor wasn’t home? Glad you’re not my neighbor!

Get license plates!

What area does Chris live in?

By: Don

Don — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:34:07 +0000

come on in SUCKERS> meet my 357

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:26:45 +0000

DETAILS PEOPLE!

Im sure there’s a link around here somewhere on what details you should quickly be remembering when your spider senses are tingling.

Hair Color
Skin Color
Eye Color
Clothing Colors
Height
Car Color
Car License Plate

Repeat it over and over in your head till you can
as fast as you can..

Call 911 or the non emergency hotline

Anyone you dont know on your lawn or your neighbors lawn should have an appointment.

Trust your instincts, be friendly and ask open ended questions if your up for it.

Its good that the suspects are not home invading(yet).

-Chris: Im glad your safe.
-Me: Be careful on escalation.

By: Me

Me — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:07:59 +0000

I’d find a way to stall them for a minute while I got my camera, and then take their picture.

By: TeresaP

TeresaP — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:01:30 +0000

AC units have copper piping which is why he was probably looking at it. The cost of copper piping has doubled in the last couple of years. I am in the industry and we have had several customers have the HVAC unit vandalized.

By: coffee

coffee — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:52:44 +0000

Comcast employees also have to have comcast clothing on, or so I have been told by the comcast guy who stops in for coffee. He is a real comcast employee and always in a shirt that has their logo on, in addition to his clear ID badge.

By: B. Duvall

B. Duvall — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:02:57 +0000

i came homw on Sat. to notice a “cable guy” preoccupied with the air conditioner that was recently installed in my neighbor’s front window. He seemed suspicious due to his street clothes, and the surprise he had when i asked him if he could take a look at my connection (lie)(he said he would have to reschedule for me). He asked me if the neighbor was home. I told him he went to the corner store for a sec., and would be right back.
He almost ran to the van, and took off in a hurry…this was on 37th and fauntleroy….

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:25:53 +0000

Wow, scary. Chris, can you provide some more details about these guys? What kind and color of truck and what was his descrrption in case we see them cruising the area? Thanks. It’s getting out of control.