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Neighbor message Bucktown
Sep 16
Updated 1 hour ago
Just Energy Scam Hits Bucktown
Earlier this evening (a Friday around 4 p.m.) my husband answered our door for a gentleman from "Just Energy." The guy very quickly gave him a schpeel about "the city offering lowered energy rates for those who qualify" and asked to see our recent gas or energy bill to confirm that we qualified for the program. I overheard the conversation and handle the utility bills in the house so I stepped up to the door to check out the situation....
Earlier this evening (a Friday around 4 p.m.) my husband answered our door for a gentleman from "Just Energy." The guy very quickly gave him a schpeel about "the city offering lowered energy rates for those who qualify" and asked to see our recent gas or energy bill to confirm that we qualified for the program. I overheard the conversation and handle the utility bills in the house so I stepped up to the door to check out the situation. He was very pushy about wanting to see our old bill, which I definitely didn't feel comfortable with. I told him we use electronic billing and he said he would wait for us to print it out. This just didn't sit right with me and we asked him to leave. After he left I did a quick google search and found many articles about people getting scammed into signing their contract or giving them personal information. Here is a link:
http://ivebeenmugged.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/just-energy.html
Just Energy reps dress in hats, shirts and carry IDs with logos and colors which mislead unwary customers into thinking that they are affiliated with your local energy companies. I urge anyone who receives a visit from these people to not show them anything or sign their contract.
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Just Energy is a licensed Natural Gas supplier. They are on the NY stock market and have been around for many years before any one in the USA even heard of them.
DO REAL RESEARCH
ASK QUESTIONS
I would not consider them sales people since what they offer is free to you except about 15 minutes of your time. Next time take a few minutes and listen what they have to say.
Mike,
Aren't they selling natural gas?
Someone working for a company who comes to your door hoping to have you sign up for a service from that company, who's getting paid to do it, gets paid more if you do it, and tries to convince you to do it. Can...
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Mike,
Aren't they selling natural gas?
Someone working for a company who comes to your door hoping to have you sign up for a service from that company, who's getting paid to do it, gets paid more if you do it, and tries to convince you to do it. Can you give any definition of sales person that could possibly exclude them?
Actually, when I said they were hoping to sign you up, I was just making an educated guess about their thoughts. If you think they're disinterested in the outcome, please let us know how you decided that.
I don't begrudge them an honest job, but some of the tap dancing around their business methods makes me suspicious.