Received call from number in my area code under a woman's name.  Thought it might be the mother of one of my son's friends or something so I answered.  Wanted me to get a chimney cleaning and inspection for $40 if I scheduled for tomorrow or next day.  Told her to leave number and call back- she left the 877-730-5898 number and a name that didn't match the name on the caller ID.  Very strange.  Needless to say I'll pass.

I agree about those "gaming the system" - they should be stopped & prosecuted, but in NO WAY should that indemnify those attempting to deceive & defraud people.  Why shouldn't & couldn't these people use whatever intelligence & abilities they possess to good ends through legitimate means & methods, rather than dishonest ones!!?!

5/27/14   MA
Thank y'all for posts.
They're still at it. (Karen - $45/$40 if have it done the next day). Their tactics are the same as those listed in other posts. (My regular heating/plumbing professional charges $250.)
I, too, am on National Do Not Call List.

I read the posts and just cancelled thanks for the info. Don't know why it took me so long to do the leg work. Just didn't feel good .

They are now using a new approach the caller id number is incomplete so you can't check it on any site.
The number displays as 87-773-0589 . Any company that uses these tactics to get you to answer their call has to be a scam.

IF UR IN THE BUSINESS YOURSELF I GUESS UR A SCAMMER TOO... LOL  LOL

they are not criminals they are two hard working man who r trying to take care of there family...

Marie cold called me (from 877 730 5898) on 4/8/14 pushing the Lisco chimney sweep for $45 and for an oil fired furnace and the technicians would "inspect" the flue of the fireplace for an additional $80. Polite NJ accent but pushy to get it done ASAP. I deffered and she called a week later with her notes from our previous conversation. How many rooms? How many stories? What pitch is the roof? How old was the house? How many fires a year do I burn?  You only have to clean the f/p flue every 150 burns etc. Phishing for info was clearing her motive. I played along and scheduled for 3 weeks out. In the following three days, I received 2 calls (from 781 352 7172 - local # from Magic Jack) stating "the guys" had some cancellations in my area (MA) and could be here in 20 minutes and would only need 2 hrs. Obviously I balked at the offer but the pushy MO was too much.

Walk away!

I got a call from these people told and they were so pushy to get an appt made for this week. I told no and they kept pushing that it needs done. I told him to give me his number and I'll let him know if I change my mind. I knew it was kind of fishy that they are calling for business. I have never heard of any company calling for work. His name was Robert W. Defiantly won't be hearing from me!

I am so glad I found the web site complaints for Lysco cheap work;  I canceled.  

The call was like everybody said;  nice and cheap and company located in New Town, PA and Lawrenceville, NJ - no such listing for Lysco.

Thanks, for the warning.

MESSAGE IS NEVER LEFT

You know what's a sure sign of a scam? When some shill for the company posts a nasty, incoherent rant in all caps. That's pretty much a dead giveaway.

YOUR THE MORON.  THEY ARE NOT A SCAM CO.  THERE ARE MANY CO THAT ARE JUST TO NAME ONE ITS BROOKLYN UNION AND HER NAME IS BERNADETTE AND SHE LIVES ON NICOLLS ROAD IN DP.  GO AFTER HER SHE SAID SHES ANOTHER CO ALTOGETHER.  BUT THAT IS OK?  LEAVE THIS CO ALONE... BY THE WAY THEY ARE OUT OF BUS FOR UR INFORMATION....

THAT IS FUNNY THERE IS NO GINA WORKING THERE......

Received a call from Nicole saying that they could clean my chimney for $45. I did schedule an appointment but cancelled just as fast after reading all the comments from other people. Thanks and I should have know that the price was too good to to true. Sticking with my local chimney co. Thanks again for all your comments very helpful.

I got three calls from them while their men stood outside my door and rang the doorbell.  I refused to open the door because I'd already told the woman who called to tell me that they were on their way to clean my chimneys that I knew nothing about having an appointment and for them not to come.  Two of the phone numbers came up as "Private Caller" but the other number was actually shown. Other number they used was: 631-392-1927 which is listed as Cablevision Lightpath in Deer Park, NY.   They finally left, but stuck a business card in my storm door for LYSCO with LyscoChimney@yahoo.com and www.lyscoChimney.com which brings you to IPOWER, a website which is temporarily down Oh yeah, their card says they take American Express, VISA, MasterCard and Discover!  Just in case you're foolish enough to take them up on their offer!

I would report it, to the FBI, FTC and local LE..   This outfit does indeed need shut down! Might also consider alerting the State attorney general also. They will usually alert the news media's to run a scam alert on outfits such as this..

It would have been better if she had actually called her son to confirm if he had or not.

Unfortunately this company preyed on an elderly lady who actually came to her house after an ice storm here in PA and stated they got approval to do the work by her son.  The woman left them in, they remained in her basement for 2 hours and then handed her a bill for $1908.00.  She wrote them a check and after they left, she felt uneasy about it and called her bank to put a stop pay on it.  Luckily, she banks with a credit union and they do NOT cash checks or I'm sure they would have cashed it right away.  We called the company and requested they call her son to call his mother and that she would not make good on the check until that occurred.  We never heard from them or the son.  This is scarey to say the least.  The odd thing is that her son makes all the decisions now that she lost her husband and other son who lived with her several years ago and why this woman thought it was legit.  I brought her invoice in to work today to research this company only to find address on invoice is a medical building filled with doctors.  Another address kept pulling up here in Harrisburg, PA but that is an empty building and no company pulled up under this name.  Then I searched for Chimney cleaners here in Harrisburg and several pulled up but all listed as N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA, with different phone numbers.  When I called each phone number, several sounded like they the same person on the answering machine.  Luckily I called from my work phone which will give a phone number on caller id's but will not be a number they can reach you back because it is a trunk line not an actual legitimate phone# .  I am really torn as to what to do.  This woman's son wants to put her in a home and so she doesn't want son to know but at the same time, I don't want other people to get scammed by these crooks!  It appears this company moves from state to state until someone figures them out and then they move to the next one.  Their invoice reads as follows:  Lysco, 12 Penns Trail, Newtown, PA, 18940.  877-730-5898 License# PA093248.  BY company name, it pulls up with an address of 600 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA, 17101

Hey moron. They are not hard working people they are scam artist preying on seinors and using scare tactics on others. I am in the chimney business and when i told them this they gave me a rude comment and hung up. Scum is scum and the others you mention need to be delt with by the law as well. Protect your self and deal with local companys with referals if possible. And no one wants these people calling and i prefer not to have it ring in the first place.

u guys have nothing better to do then bash people who are trying to work hard.  people scam all the time weather it be with SOCIAL SERVICES and the WELFARE SYSTEM but that is ok.its there jobs and they are making a living. u people don't have to even pick up the phone. u have the god giving right to not pick up the phone if u don't recognize a phone number.  no one ever says anything for that. I know im a tax payer and I want to know y they can do fraud for welfare but chimney scams, people open ur eyes.......

Second call in three days from this company, Digit dropped from caller ID, only 87-773-0589 came through. Call today was from Nicole and when I stopped her dead and told her that I had told her colleague that I wasn't interested, that I hadn't done business with a chimney company in several years and that I was on the Federal Do List so she shouldn't be contacting me, she got indignant and told me my information was in her "records" and showed that I had never been called before. I told her to remove me immediately and that I'd be filing a donotcall.gov complaint, which I did. This company's harassment needs to stop.

I'm sorry. The correct name is Lysco. Still a scammer preying on the elderly.

Danielle from Lico called! I told her she wasn't going to scam my parents and told her not to call again. She told me to go f*ck myself. Oh, what a lovely individual! I will now make it my life's mission to stop this company in it's tracks.

2d call... Caller ID shows "87-773-0589" Offer deal on chimney cleaning. When I asked if we have done business before, she says my name and address are "in their records". Fraud.

877-730-5898 LYSCO Chimney company!  BEWARE.  THIS IS MOST UPSETTING AND ANNOYING GROUP OF PEOPLE.
TODAY GINA CALLED . THEY HAVE CALLED COUNTLESS TIMES AND WILL NOT STOP!
IN THE LAST CALL TODAY THE NUMBER WAS BLOCKED.  HOW IS THAT FOR CREDENTIALS.

I googled the address Maureen Mentioned it and
103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ 08540
Looks like a Marketing Company it MAY be an bogus address

I received a call from a Dale Evans (a Southern accent ) and he told me he was calling in reference  to cleaning my chimney and asked if I had a fireplace also.  I was quoted a price of $40 complete to clean chimney, gas log fireplace, check for carbon Monoxide, along with certified papers, guarantee, etc.  He sad he would be in my neighborhood(Philadelphia) the next day. I set up an appt. for 8am to 10am and he asked for my cell no also and would contact me before he came.  I was suspicious. The next morning I was going to tell him I was cancelling. He never came or called but a little after 10:00 am I got a voice mail message from a Danielle confirming my appt. and to call 1-877-730-5898.  I returned the call an hour later to cancel and asked her the name of the company so I could look it up. She told me it was Lisk Chimney. I spelled it and she said that was correct and told me to call again when I was ready to set up another appt.  After finding this website I know that will never happen.  Thanks for this info.

I got a call from this company today offering an inspection and cleaning for $45 dollars. We recently moved into this house and aren?t from the area (North NJ) so I have actually been thinking I needed to schedule a cleaning. When I agreed and asked when they could come they offered an additional $5 dollars off if they came today or tomorrow. It seemed a little strange but I happen to be working from home so I figured it was a good chance to get it taken care of. At the end of the conversation I asked for the name of the company and the number to call them back at she said it very quickly.... I asked her to spell it and she again said it very quickly... So I repeated what I thought it was and confirmed ?LISCOS?.

After some Google research I found this site. I was 99% sure that it was the same company but decided to Google Lysco and call their number to see what time I had scheduled my appointment for (I hadn't forgotten) the lady on the phone confirmed that they did have an appointment for me. I asked to cancel the appointment and when I did she asked why. I stated that I did some research online and didn?t want to do business with their company. She promptly hung up.
Thank you for those that posted and helped save me from a headache.

Got a call from this company. Lady identified herself but I can't remember her name. She talked about the $45 deal and they would check carbon monoxide and smoke detectors... Blah blah blah. So I asked her what company she was with and she said Lisco. She said you'll see us around if you haven't. Said they were going to be in the area but wasn't sure for how long. I found this to be strange. I told her that I would do some research on the company and call her back. She then stated to me don't believe everything that you read. I asked her what she meant and she said just don't believe what you read on the internet about the company.

Got the same calla few nights ago and they came today. Guys were very nice and friendly. Told me they couldn't sweep chimney because I needed a liner. Said it runs for $1737 but if they do it right now it would only $1400. I agreed but at the sand time had a pit in my stomach. As they unloaded the equipment I quickly  changed my mind and told them the same. They tried so hard to get me to do it and I just said I wasn't comfortable. Then they said they'd have to charge to re-cement everything back in place. I got so angry and new then I was completely getting lied to that I called my brother in law who is a cop in town. As soon as they heard that, they re-cemented and were back in their van within 5 minutes. What jerks! Never again!