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To: HOTTIEBOY

Report them! I worked for a Rain Soft distributor, doing telemarketing. May the Lord forgive me, but I needed the job. Eventually I was promoted to calling existing customers for annual maintenance, but ended up trying to talk them out of suing the distributor. This particular outfit sent out ex-cons to unsuspecting families to browbeat them into buying a 5k whole house water treatment system.

The typical scam is that they set up booths at fairs and trade shows, and people will fill out a slip for a drawing. Even if you are on a "do not call list", filling out that entry negates that. Those "leads" are recycled forever. Renters, single parents(in most circumstances), retirees, and a couple of other categories, are not considered. There has to be income potential before the mark is given the sales pitch. These all come scripted, and woe betide you if you go off script.

This is one of the harshest ways to try and earn a living. As for posing as a government agency, that is a crime. I hope you have some way to track down whoever is doing this, and turn them in!


19 posted on 05/04/2006 10:42:52 AM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (I care for my pets better than Vincente Fox cares for his own citizens)
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To: TheSpottedOwl
I am sure they used carefully selected words to make the average person believe they are a government agency without telling them outright. An unsuspecting person wouldn't know the difference. I will answer the phone next time. HottieGirl trusts people too easy. I question everyone.
21 posted on 05/04/2006 10:52:33 AM PDT by HOTTIEBOY (AIXELSYD TAEB I)
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