This is the SECOND call we have received from these people. Their schpeil is that there is some 'widely publicized electric rate reduction' that 'my electric company' is aware of, etc. They also claimed that we should have received, in our electric bill, notification of this rate reduction. When I said we did not receive that, & that I had not heard about it they went into their pitch. Neither time they called could they even name my electric company (in fact they named the wrong company on the 2nd call) nor did either of the callers identify themselves or their company. When they were told that we were uncomfortable with the call, they initially pushed a little, but ultimately just hung up. I really don't know what their agenda is, but i thought they may be looking to 'sell' electrical rate contracts or something. But if that were the case, they would not be a)hanging up on prospective customers, b)they would have our info & freely give their own. Oh, and PS - we're in New York, thank you, plus ALL of our numbers are registered on the National do not call list - to which i have reported these schmucks!
*Spam, telemarketer? Maybe. *Idiots? Definitely. Now they have their staff pretending to customers who are outraged at their enormous electric bills. (And we are expected to pick-up the phone to let them know they have the wrong tel#. Yeah, right.)
....The job market is tough, but surely there are honest minimum wage positions available, somewhere.
Any telemarketing call where they ask for "person in charge of your electric bills" is an outright scam. Here is a simple way to get them to stop calling:
Scam Teleemarketer: "May I speak to the person in charge of your electric bills?"
Smart Consumer: "My electric bills? Gee, I don't know. I guess that would be the company that owns my apartment building."
Scam Teleemarketer: "You don't live in a house?"
Smart Consumer: "No, I live in an apartment."
Scam Teleemarketer: "I'm sorry, but this offer does not apply to you. Have a nice day."
lowering electric bill .. I don't answer call I've got caller ID this has been going on for quite some time. I'd like it to stop. No one should have to put up ever with pests like that. I'm on the do not call list !
I just got this call 15 minutes ago.