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| Name | Scambuster |
| Date | 2006-12-28 |
| Location |  |
| Message | Please warn the public of scammers targeting the neighborhood door-to door. I was just targeted by them and saw right through the guy, and when I did some research as you will see in the articles below, I realized that I was smart enough to avoid being conned. I am afraid, however of others who may not be as street-smart.
The scam works as follows. The bell rings. A guy is by the door, claiming to be from Con Edison. He claims he was in the neighborhood and wanted to check on customers who might be eligible for a discount on their bill. He shows the unsuspecting resident a Con Ed bill that shows that the person can save money...
Suspicious, I asked the guy for ID. He blushed and stuttered, stating that he is actually with IDT Energy, and showed me a concealed ID tag stating so. I replied, "as far as I know, IDT is a phone service, to which he replied, "all of you guys say that. IDT is also an energy company; we supply Con Edison with their energy."
At that moment, I recalled that a neighbor of mine was approached by the same company with the same story. Apparently, IDT is a reseller of energy. They claim to be with Con Edison and will not admit to otherwise unless confronted. They conned my neighbor into signing contracts and documents, all of which had no ConEd logos whatsoever, with the impression that they were simply lowering their bills while maintaining the same ConEd service.
Once they were signed up, they received terrible service, if at all, the bills wer |