This is from a business called Metro Delivery WHEN you call....but they start the "scam" by leaving a delivery placard on your door which says it is from a delivery service called GLS Delivery. "Sorry we missed you, call this number to reschedule" blah blah blah. When you call and inquire about the delivery you are greeted by someone at Metro Delivery saying the delivery was for a Welcome Gift which can also be delivered as an email..DON'T GIVE THEM ANY INFO. Remember NOTHING is for free.
What they REALLY want to do is sell you a security alarm. When you say you already have one they ask if it is monitored too, acting like they could do better for you. I really hope it was just a slimy way to attempt to sell an alarm system and not some twisted way to see which home is a sitting duck for a theft...
There is also a Phoenix Metro number associated: 480.621.4026
I got this "Final Delivery Attempt" notice on my door also. It looks like they target people from a "New Homeowner" list that can be purchased by direct marketers. Operator requested the poorly scrawled confirmation number and confirmed my address. They stated that it was a "Welcome gift from the alarm company," and that there was an email version. They asked for my email, and I gave it to them. Then, like above, they tried to sell me the alarm system. I told them I already had a system installed and it was being monitored. She said "Enjoy your new home!" and hung up.
Then...I got the email for my "Free Gift" which consists of several choices of restaurant coupons, grocery coupons and trips. The link points to CASHSAVER.NET and each offer requests a "Processing fee" for delivery. THIS IS THE BIGGEST SCAM OF ALL! Doing a search for "cashsaver.net" resulted in countless complaints of people that signed up for services, trips, coupon books, etc. that ended up costing them HUNDREDS of dollars that they were never able to recover due to fraudulent terms of service agreements and rotating company names that you can never track down.
Now...today I already got emails (in the account I gave the "GLS Delivery" operator) from other services in the Phoenix area targeted to new homeowners offering free quotes, estimates etc. to which I simply unsubscribed.
What I've learned:
1. There is no real delivery - you will only ever get the door hanger from a very suspicious "delivery person." (I read a story about a homeowner who had the hanger handed to them in person, and the "delivery person" said "Sorry we missed you. Call the number and give them your confirmation number." - What a joke.)
2. In some cases, people who didn't respond to the door hanger had their home burglarized (good incentive to get an alarm system...Coincidence? I think not.) Tell them you ALREADY HAVE AN ALARM SYSTEM, not that you don't want one.
3. Do NOT give them ANY personal info, and call them from a restricted number if possible. This is a marketing company, a cell number off their caller ID attached to an address is worth good $$ to those who will pay.
4. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT request any of the "free" offers from cashsaver.net. Recurring charges on your credit card and in your bank account is all you're going to get.
I'm sure this scam process continues endlessly. Don't fall into any of their traps.
had three door hangers left in the past month; neither number on the tag is a working phone number (Austin 512-942-6211 or San Antonio 210-515-5276), and of course the Metro Delivery website is "down." this morning i tried to wave down/stop the person who came up to put it on our door, but she RAN back to her car and sped off (didn't get the license plate - this time).
i don't consider this telemarketing; it's unadulterated harassment, and i consider it a personal threat. we put a note on our door warning them to stay off our property, which i still think is the "nice" way to handle it. i certainly have no qualms about reinforcing the phrase Don't Mess with Texas, if it comes to that.