I'm the one that worked for them a short time, and also the one that's been spreading the word about them. They've stopped posting on craigslist orlando for jobs, but if I find out anything else, I'll be sure to keep it up to date.
Someone from this number called me today. I tried looking it up online it says it's a local area code to where I am, but it's not so I tried to call the number back and it says number is not reachable. So it's either telemarketer or bill collector. If there not reachable neither am I.
Yes, they identified themselves as "USA Electric" stating that they were a non-profit seeking to lessen our country's dependence on foreign oil by going to homes to help show people how to save money on electricity bills. I asked for a website, they said they do not have one because they are not selling anything. I asked for an address. She was unable to provide one. I asked for a phone number, she would not provide one (I got this from caller ID). She took my name and address and then asked what my credit score was. I said, "what does that have to do with my electricity usage?" She gave a silly response, so I said that I was no longer interested.
Just got a call from this number - also gave their name as USA Electric. The girl told me that they offer a free energy consultation to see if we qualify for a $3600 governement energy rebate. She said "Don't worry - almost everyone gets it". She asked me how many people live with us, how high our power bill is, if we own our home. She gave me our old address and asked what time we wanted to set up our consultation. When I asked for a phone number or website before giving out our current address, she muffled the phone and asked someone what to do. I then hung up.
I just got a call from this number. The man said he was with USA Electic and had been contracted by alternative energy companies to conduct an in house demonstration (approximately 20 mins or longer) on how to educate customers on alternative energy sources. Said it was a govt. program to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. Said they were going to have people in the area tomorrow and wanted to set me up an appointment because I qualified for this program. He did ask about my credit score and if it was good, excellent, poor, etc. He did ask how many adults lived in the household and wanted everyone to be present at the meeting. I became skeptical and didn't want to proceed. He was pleasant but wasn't allowing me off the phone easily. I finally ended the conversation. (I know that a person doesn't get something for nothing!)
I did some research based on similar tactics and found that they call from many different phone numbers, none of which are reachable. The company name is Elite Information Solutions or Elite Information Services, located in Casselberry, Florida. The man on the phone was obnoxious to the point of being abusive. They apparently come for a home inspection and try to sell you a solar water heater or something.