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I just was visited by door-to-door conmen * 3
    #24603219 - 09/04/17 01:26 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Just now my doorbell rang.

I gathered some clothes, put them on and answered.

A black guy. I could hear another guy nextdoor.

In super friendly Asante fashion I shake hand and he starts rolling out as i looked him straight in the eyes, a bit too straight perhaps.

He was taken aback.

He said he was from a very bad company. I was like: "Surely it can't be that bad, let's hear it!" he said he from a service provider and flashed me his card. I asked him to show that card again and tell me more of his very bad company. :lol: He wore an impeccable blue suit, of course, a suit! He explained I could save money on this-or-that. His friend, a white guy, joined him from nextdoor and immediately threw in a wisecrack. He then namke droped a few people in my street who had taken on the offer and told me they had put a brochure in my mailbox "a few weeks ago", which I knew for a fact they didnt. He was smooth talking and friendly and kept up a good tempo, and fiddled with his tablet and whatnot, and I just blew a big smokescreen by confidently stating contradictory "facts" and finally, with a smile all the while, turning things in such a way that I needed their phone for verification which they bowed out of because they "didn't want to risk it". With a jovial Ned Flanders greeting of mine they left.

Uhuh, bad company my foot!

They used every door to door salesman trick in the book to gain my confidence.

The black guy kinda gave the game away by crumbling before my stainless steel gaze with just a tad of Angel Dust cheer and confidence by just blurting out they weere from a bad company.

A little keyboard rattle later it was aboundantly clear: its a service provider highly notorious in my country for going door to door and talking people into strangulation contracts that are only legal because they offer goods in exchange for their highway robbery.

Fuck scammers and confidence men. I see through that shit now. I don't wan't anything that I don't seek out myself.

The guy telegraphed he was conning because of my power gaze :rotfl:

Don't fall for the door-to-door bullshit guys.

-they wear a suit
-vague id
-reference to a mailing you didnt recall getting
-brochure without internet address
-reference neighbors to gain your confidence
-smooth talking all the while
-psychological pressure is subtly applied.

If you get something door to door that seems interesting, ask an URL so you can do your own research without them incessantly pushing you into their unique offer.




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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24603227 - 09/04/17 01:30 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

What were they selling?


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: TNK] * 1
    #24603240 - 09/04/17 01:36 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I've had one guy that was selling magazine subscriptions to provide books and magazines to "children and soldiers overseas". I was definitely saying nope, but he said it would help him if he could do his little speal and have us log down that we heard him out. So we said alright, let him do his talk, and when it came time to sign the thing saying we heard him he kept trying to get us to sign stuff saying we were going buy the stuff. He was being pretty ballsy trying to pull that shit, probably works on older people all the time.

Other scammers will pose as a legit charity even though they are hoarding the money. They'll pose as opposing campaign fundraisers during election seasons as well. This is obviously illegal, but what they do here is they travel across the country, not staying in one district or legal jurisdiction for more than a day or two.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24603241 - 09/04/17 01:36 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

A package deal for energy and internet, very convenient because if i had fallen for that i had had to give them some pertinent info regarding myself, telephone numbers, bank account numbers perhaps, yeah right. Often all that conmen want is that type of information and the whole story is aruse to get the that information.

A bit of checking up showed it likely was that "grey hat" Dutch company but that too could have been a ruse.

If there's going to be any fucking around here it involves my dick :snowman:


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: TNK] * 1
    #24603242 - 09/04/17 01:36 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Sounds like the mormons.


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: PatrickKn] * 1
    #24603259 - 09/04/17 01:44 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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Other scammers will pose as a legit charity





Legit charities around here nowadays go door to door not accepting a cash donation but instead purely going to try to hook you into a committed monthly donation.

Not even for raped transgender orphans with AIDS, sorry. That is so RUDE as a charity to go straight for the jugular! I'm generous but where charities go I have two taboos, the first being pushing you into enforced periodic giving, the other being minimum donation amounts that are indecent. As a charity you're supposed to have a degree of humility, that's just basic, because you appeal to people to owe you nothing to give you something FOR nothing. If you then try to strongarm to get more, you get nothing at all.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24603355 - 09/04/17 02:24 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I just got a random PayPal invoice for four orders of blue berries while reading this scam thread.

I've been compromised, but really- a 40$ invoice for blue berries? Wtf


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24603386 - 09/04/17 02:35 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I don't know about what it is with my neighborhood, but I get visited by door-to-door solicitors fairly regularly.  At least once a week.  I just open the door, tell them "this is not a good time", and quickly shut the door.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante] * 3
    #24603460 - 09/04/17 03:15 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I never open the door for strangers.  I made that mistake once when I was 20 and had to fight him off in my doorway.

If it's important they can send me a letter, call or email.  There is never any reason to talk to somebody at my door.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: DieCommie]
    #24603494 - 09/04/17 03:33 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Speaking of scams I saw a new one today, got 3 texts from some random number "a transaction is scheduled to mortgage that exceeds 200$, no action is required unless you wish to stop the transaction"....

From the poor wording I think it's likely they are from another country, no doubt preying on old people who would fall for stuff like that. Pretty low.

Been considering reporting the number but I doubt it would make any difference sadly.


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24603808 - 09/04/17 05:57 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Ive seen only one scam artist. He was trying to sell me magazines for a "trip to Hawaii" or something. Real smooth talker, very talkative and had lots or tatts.

At the end, he would say "its only $79.99 for a year subscription!". I was like no, i dont have that much, im broke. And he tried again, even asking to borrow my chair to sit down :confused: Boy, scamming ia hard work!

He finally left. Was pretty weird.

Ive had lots of Mormons, but at least they dont try to take your money. Most ive met are very friendly and personable. Good people except for the "hey join us!" Part.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #24604216 - 09/04/17 08:42 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Door to door is nuts
Have sold oil change and service s coupons and coupon books for charity
Made some good cash with the oil change cards,they get ppl into the store for a cheap oil change and then try to sell em new tires etc,had a buddy from Australia doing it for a while he would work during the day and go to business s ,made a grand a week,a lot of hours though


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: 5150]
    #24604370 - 09/04/17 09:42 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

In my area door to door conmen are rampant, Mormons I think they call themselves. I'm on to their scams.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: azzbo] * 4
    #24604397 - 09/04/17 09:50 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

this thread reminded me of my teenage telemarketing days.

My favorite turnaround:
"Well of course you don't need any.  If you needed it you would have called me, right?  Let me tell you what I can do for you..."


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: ballsalsa] * 1
    #24604404 - 09/04/17 09:54 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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My favorite turnaround:
"Well of course you don't need any.  If you needed it you would have called me, right?  Let me tell you what I can do for you..."




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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: PatrickKn]
    #24604505 - 09/04/17 10:34 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I once had a door sales guy ask me for a fucking resin hit after I told him I don't smoke weed, after he was like "420 friendly!?" After I said no like 10 times to everything he said. I was a pussy iditiot for not slamming the door in his face after the 420 part


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: trees]
    #24604544 - 09/04/17 10:51 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Ashante, jesh, Guta morghhhha.

Ik brauk din eurooosh.

Dit frauwen it moi kindersh Sind the kranksh.

Rokken kan dodelijk sijn.

Sprijjjjt ouuuu engelsh?

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: LobsterSauce]
    #24604693 - 09/05/17 01:06 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

:nicesmile:

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: LobsterSauce]
    #24604717 - 09/05/17 01:24 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

U speak Dutch?!

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante] * 1
    #24604737 - 09/05/17 01:46 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Lol i almost got scammed by this 1 girl, she goes bla bla bla, i get her # we txt for a few days trade pics then i get a call from some1 claiming to be a sheriff, he goes u sent porn to a minor and received child porn, her dad is furious and going to press charges, he wants to talk to u, gives me his # im freakn out and her "dad" says she was raped and this sent her back into whatever and she went to the nut house and then demanded a 2000$ walmart to walmart money order then it clicked! Both these dudes are black the girl didnt have a lick of it it her she was some sort of Italian, so now im fuck'n with the dude back saying all kinda shit about how im a heroin addict and i can pay him in coupons and drugs he just hast to come to my house and get it.
This dumbass keeps trying to threatn me till i go dude your a fucking scammer ima call the cops on u and give them your number, he hangs up an i laugh about it and go what theee fuck:lol:


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: LemurLemur]
    #24604752 - 09/05/17 01:58 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

interesting post

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Cujllickduo]
    #24604755 - 09/05/17 02:01 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

For the record this girl was et least 19- 20 just short though


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24604792 - 09/05/17 02:36 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Thanks for the heads-up, it's good to know they're at it again. They never make it past the first "Hello, we'd like to..." before I cut them off and tell them that I'm not interested.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: koraks]
    #24604805 - 09/05/17 02:58 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

A few years back I was about to spark up a joint when a couple door to door sellers wanted to sell me a lemon or orange based household cleaner.  I didn't buy any but I let them burn that joint with me.

Another time years ago cute chick knocks on the door asking if I'd like to buy a water filtration system and if she could come in to tell me more about it I of course said yes.  She runs away and up walks these two dudes about my age(21) I let them in I had no worries of being robbed. They go on to set up quite the presentation and go on and on about this filter system, water, and soap even though I told them I don't own this house and am in no way buying whatever they are selling but they said they needed at least one person to listen to them for the day (it's almost dark) During the middle of this on going ordeal I got myself into I nonchalantly loaded a bowl and began to smoke. One of them wanted to smoke but didn't the other one looked terrified. The cute girl never came back :frown:


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: pinedownpioneer]
    #24604821 - 09/05/17 03:22 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Ha, the old bait and switch with the lady. Classic.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24605167 - 09/05/17 08:31 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

The worst I've dealt with is getting woken up by a scam call, from a dream in which I was working. That one pissed me off so much I couldn't get back to sleep.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Blend]
    #24605174 - 09/05/17 08:37 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I get those alllll the time and i have to have a plan for the phone company to block them:fork:


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: LemurLemur]
    #24605511 - 09/05/17 11:20 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Scam calls, oh my..

I think I had like 2 dozen calls from "Microsoft". I even told one "find some new material, seriously, you might as well be a nigerian prince locked out of his money." he laughed and tried to continue the scam  :banghead:


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24605592 - 09/05/17 11:57 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

It's extremely common here, to the point I'm fairly sure anyone reading this in America gets them several times every week. I'm grateful I don't live in a place where door-to-door scams are much of a thing. Unless you count religious people or insurance salesmen.

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24605888 - 09/05/17 01:47 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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Scam calls, oh my..

I think I had like 2 dozen calls from "Microsoft". I even told one "find some new material, seriously, you might as well be a nigerian prince locked out of his money." he laughed and tried to continue the scam  :banghead:




you should have started pitching him a home warranty, or anti-virus protection.  Mortgage refinancing is another good one.


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Blend]
    #24606335 - 09/05/17 03:55 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Ive gotten 2 since this morning and will get them till around 8pm.
Scammers are the lowest form of human, id rather u sell crack than wake me up an offer me a deal on home security:fork:

Godamit!!! I just 1 wile trying to post!!! Fuck my phone company!!! Ima shit in a letter and send it to them ugh!!!!!


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24606660 - 09/05/17 06:16 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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Asante said:
Just now my doorbell rang.

I gathered some clothes, put them on and answered.

A black guy. I could hear another guy nextdoor.






If someone else made this thread you would have screamed about them mentioning this guys skin color.

Why'd ya do it? Are ya that racist?


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Distorted Vision]
    #24606708 - 09/05/17 06:29 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

There's nothing racist about it, its a visual descriptor.


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Asante]
    #24606765 - 09/05/17 06:41 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

So what you mean a mormon?

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: Enjoywho]
    #24606847 - 09/05/17 07:14 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

mormons and seventh day adventists are just as easy to get rid of as telemarketers.  Just politely decline and then proceed to tell them about the wonders of Animism or Scientology or something


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: ballsalsa]
    #24606850 - 09/05/17 07:15 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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mormons and seventh day adventists are just as easy to get rid of as telemarketers.  Just politely decline and then proceed to tell them about the wonders of Animism or Scientology or something




Or just put an upside down cross on your door :grin:


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: musiclover420] * 1
    #24606856 - 09/05/17 07:19 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

neither method works on Krishnas. they'll listen to your whole conversion speech and then still end up giving you a Bhagavad Gita anyway.


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: DieCommie]
    #24607029 - 09/05/17 08:23 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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I never open the door for strangers.  I made that mistake once when I was 20 and had to fight him off in my doorway.




That happened to me too but the problem was my screen door was already opened and I went up to it from the side because I thought for sure it was someone I knew :facepalm:

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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: ballsalsa]
    #24607863 - 09/06/17 06:35 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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ballsalsa said:
neither method works on Krishnas. they'll listen to your whole conversion speech and then still end up giving you a Bhagavad Gita anyway.




For a donation.  But my $10 wasn't enough, he wanted anything more I could give, so I gave him $15.  The next day I confronted him about how he asked for a donation but how he wanted more than I had to donate.  How if I had even less money and was in need of this wisdom he considers to be the answer to all suffering, then I wouldn't have been privy to it.

He did listen to me, I'll give him that.  And when I told him something along the lines of "The source of all creation is in all things, so everything you do to something you are doing to a part of the source that is also a part of you.  When you harm another, it brings harm to the source, and since you are a part of that then it bring harm to you.  Like a hand hitting the opposite thumb with a hammer.  The right hand isn't injured, but the left thumb is and thus the function of the organism is affected.  That's why when you see people suffering, you ought to help them find ways out and we should work together to reduce to amount of suffering the world."

His eyes lit up when I was talking but then thoughts in his mind took back over and his eyes went back to normal and he said "Thank you, I'll consider what you said."  During our talk I told him how him asking for more money than I had to donate made me not only suspicious of him, but of the beliefs he is claiming to hold. 

I will say that I've met another person who had the same materials as this man but was willing to trade or take any kind of donation. 


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Re: I just was visited by door-to-door conmen [Re: MrBlueYoMind]
    #24608083 - 09/06/17 08:36 AM (6 years, 6 months ago)

This isn't door to door but I have been getting scam offers from rather low profile alt-country chicks. I like Gillian Welch and I joined her website. One night I chatted with her online and was rather flattered that she wanted to talk to me and the next message was Nigerian Prince all the way. "She" wanted someone unknown from her record company to deposit half a million and I would get %10. I think the scammers picked these singers because they are nice non money grubbing types. I researched this and and similar scams were used in the name of Iris Dement and the more popular Lucinda Williams.


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