Alert about suspicious cable guys

I just had this happen to me last night, only it was an African-American male and was claming to work for Verizon. Be careful!

Hello All, First things first, always use common sense and be cautious anytime someone unexpectedly shows up at your door. Always ask for a second piece of identification to see if the name and face match the ones on the company i.d. he better be wearing. And don't forget to see that they both match the actual person at the door too. If he doesn't eagerly provide it, then tell him you are not interested and close the door. If he does provide you with the second piece of identification and if you do have some interest in whatever he is selling, you might want to hear what he has to say. Remember that door to door selling is still an actual job in this country. A very difficult job too. The “cold sales call” is one of the biggest contributing factors to our nations greatness. Without getting into a debate about that statement, I will just get to the point. Many times the products being offered are not such a great deal, however, there are probably just as many times when the goods or services are high in quality at prices that cannot be matched even if you call… Read more »

While outside this evening sweeping three young teenage girls on bicycles rode past and I noticed a car pull over right near them and park. Five or ten minutes later a guy caucasian/white shirt/khaki colored knee length shorts came up to me on the sidewalk while I was sweeping…my teenaged daughter had walked up also at that moment…he said he was from Comcast and that he was the “neighborhood rep” and was inquiring if we needed service from Comcast to which I replied that we already have it. He seemed to have a knack for being close when teenaged girls were close by. It didn't seem like he was from Comcast to me…after I told him that then he knocked on the door next door where nobody lives currently…then he got in his car and drove off. It just seemed odd and I'm very suspicious of people …believing that they may be posing as people from companies to scope out neighborhoods and people especially with kids and teenagers around…having a teenaged daughter it always seems that men are checking her out. There is a new house going up right next to mine and I see the workers checking her out… Read more »