I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A WOMAN THAT STATED SHE WAS WITH "TOP TO BOTTOM ROOFING" AND THAT THEY WOULD BE IN MY AREA INSPECTING ROOFS LEAVING ESTIMATES WITHIN 15 MINUTES. I ASKED WHERE THEY WERE LOCATED AND SHE HAD DIFFICULTY COMING UP WITH THEIR LOCATION FINALLY TELLING ME THEY WERE IN ST. LOUIS, MO JUST NORTH OF OLIVE STREET ROAD. OLIVE STREET ROAD RUNS FROM THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE COUNTY ALL THE WAY INTO THE CITY! IT'S AT LEAST 25 MILES LONG. SHE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 11 YEARS WITH AN A+ WITH THE BBB.
I MADE THE APPOINTMENT OUT OF CURIOSITY WITH WHAT I WAS GOING TO MAKE CLEAR TO THE WOMAN - IT'S A TENTATIVE APPOINTMENT BASED ON YOUR COMPANY CHECKING OUT, HAVING A WEBSITE, BBB CHECK, ANGIE'S LIST, ETC. BUT BEFORE I COULD ASK HER FOR A RETURN PHONE NUMBER AND A WEBSITE SHE HUNG UP. I CAN FIND NO SUCH COMPANY REGISTERED IN OUR STATE. THERE IS A "TOP TO BOTTOM ROOFING" IN MISSOURI. HOWEVER, THEY ARE OUT OF THE KC AREA AND HAVE NO AFFILIATION. THE OWNER OF THAT COMPANY, TOM, WAS POLITE AND EXPRESSED HIS CONCERN WITH HIS COMPANY NAME BEING USED IN MY AREA. HE HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS GROUP AS HE KNEW THE CALL ORIGINATED FROM A CALL CENTER.
I HAVE THE NUMBER CAPTURED ON MY CALLER ID BUT IT GOES TO A PRERECORDED MESSAGE THAT THE ORIGINAL CALLER CANNOT BE REACHED AT THIS NUMBER. PHONE NUMBER 314-244-3855. CAN'T EVEN CALL TO CANCEL THE APPOINTMENT. SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO SHOWS AT MY HOME. I MIGHT SEE IF ONE OF THE LOCAL NEWS CHANNELS WOULD LIKE TO DO A STORY ON THESE OBVIOUSLY BOGUS COMPANIES CALLING LIKE THIS. MISSOURI HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY EVERYTHING FROM F1-F4 GRADE TORNADO'S TO HAIL STONES THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS. WE DON'T NEED COMPANIES LIKE THIS DOING BUSINESS IN OUR AREA. IF YOU SEE 314-244-3855 ON THE CALLER ID - BEWARE. IT'S LIKELY A SCAM!
WTF? Second call today from a number originating in Florissant MO, a North St Louis County suburb. Didn't recognize # on Caller ID, didn't answer or return call. Left no message. For whatever reason people were using this # in 2012, they're doing it again in 2014. My advice: If you don't recognize a phone number, don't pick up. It just confirms a "live" number. If you don't have Caller ID, get it. Good investment. And, no, I don't work for a phone company.