If, upon entering solely the name of a company in a search on Google, the second entry that pops up is from Ripoff Reports, it is easy to guess that the company in question walks on the illegal side of the law. One of the previous posters on this site maintains that this number, (401) 562-1453, and the spiel about “home security” are from a Dallas-based company called Monitronics. There are 185 complaints regarding this outfit on Ripoff Reports, more than I have seen (to date) on this site.
Check it out for yourself. Just google “monitronics” and see that the first entry is the company’s, the third is Wikipedia’s, and in the middle, is Ripoff Report’s. If for some reason it does not pan out this way for you, then check out this link:
From the tone of the second complaint, dated 5 September 2013, it appears that it is not wise to even pick up the phone when these crooks call. It’s an old trick; pretending to guard the hen house while raiding the place.
Similar to what others have said.
Robocall - This is not a sales call - the blah blah about crime in my area and friend or relative had recommended me. Pressed 1 to talk to a person. Lady introduced herself as Lisa from GE Home Solutions.
I asked her what her number was to start to gather contact info and she hung up on me.
Robo sales calls are illegal, telemarketer refusing to give contact info is illegal. So is lying (this is not a sales call.)
I don't have caller ID but the *69 service gave me the 401-562-1453 number.