| DeletedMedia 2013-05-01 18:56:55 Telemarketer |
Consumer Report to the FTC;
?General Electric? is at the top of the ?home security? scammer list-
An open message to General Electric Security Solutions. IF you?re NOT in anyway part of the billions of illegal robo-calls, sometimes with caller id?s showing ?GE home security? THEN you?d better get on the ball, and help put these scum in jail. IF you ARE RESPONSIBLE, consider this a message alerting the FTC, and all Consumers that you are all CRIMINALS, violating TCPA, TRS, and RICO Laws.
GE makes a FaceBook response;
?GE wrote:?
?It has come to our attention that some consumers have received calls from telemarketers selling GE Security equipment. These callers are not from GE, and depending on their conduct, could be in violation of state and federal regulations regarding telephone solicitation. Please report any improper telemarketing of GE Security products to Interlogix Customer Service at (855) 286-8889.?
More info from 800Notes posts;
?Most of these calls are from authorized dealers of one of the major alarm system companies (add- GE Security, ADT, Monitronics, Vivint, etc.). These companies perform "free" installations of security systems conditioned upon signing an extended monitoring contract with the alarm system company. The dealer is then compensated for the sale by the alarm company.
These "authorized dealers" are permitted and encouraged to advertise aggressively under the alarm company's banner, and are notoriously abusive telemarketers.
They are careful not to reveal the company's true identity until after you have been "qualified" as a sales lead, if ever. Properly prosecuting them requires answering the call and "feigning interest" long enough to get a live representative on the line and convincing that person to admit who they work for. Sometimes it is necessary to go as far as making an installation appointment and photographing the installer and his or her documentation.?
?You should see the look on their faces when I pull out my camera after first getting their biz card and contract - often appointments are the only way to find out who actually called or on whose behalf a call was made. An ADT dealer junk faxed my former office - got a lead generator's # from the salesman - it seemed as if there were 3-4 layers to get through to find out who actually sent the fax. Monitronics has known for years, as has Dish Network, that many of their sales come from illegal telemarketing - it will be good to see some more published appellate decisions on this topic.?
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-48a0eedf951c5ea- ... security-alarms