Frequent Harassing Phone Calls
Complaint
Micah
Country: United States
I have received these same calls for months...I have started documenting them. Hopefully these people get what they deserve!
Call #1
New GE Home Security System
Justin – General Manager
"Do you own the home?"
Hastings, MI (269) 804 -3366
Fri Mar 8th 11:50AM
New GE Home Security System
There is no cost to the system or installation
Free if they put a sign in my yard
Tony
"I understand that you are interested in this free system? Nevermind, I can tell your not."
Buford, GA (678) 804 – 4024
Call #1
New GE Home Security System
Justin – General Manager
"Do you own the home?"
Hastings, MI (269) 804 -3366
Fri Mar 8th 11:50AM
New GE Home Security System
There is no cost to the system or installation
Free if they put a sign in my yard
Tony
"I understand that you are interested in this free system? Nevermind, I can tell your not."
Buford, GA (678) 804 – 4024
Comments
Some older posts with info from 800Notes.
“Most of these calls are from authorized dealers of one of the major alarm system companies (ADT, Monitronics, Vivint, etc.). These companies perform "free" installations of security systems conditioned upon signing an extended monitoring contract with the alarm system company. The dealer is then compensated for the sale by the alarm company.
These "authorized dealers" are permitted and encouraged to advertise aggressively under the alarm company's banner, and are notoriously abusive telemarketers.
They are careful not to reveal the company's true identity until after you have been "qualified" as a sales lead, if ever. Properly prosecuting them requires answering the call and "feigning interest" long enough to get a live representative on the line and convincing that person to admit who they work for. Sometimes it is necessary to go as far as making an installation appointment and photographing the installer and his or her documentation.”
“You should see the look on their faces when I pull out my camera after first getting their biz card and contract - often appointments are the only way to find out who actually called or on whose behalf a call was made. An ADT dealer junk faxed my former office - got a lead generator's # from the salesman - it seemed as if there were 3-4 layers to get through to find out who actually sent the fax. Monitronics has known for years, as has Dish Network, that many of their sales come from illegal telemarketing - it will be good to see some more published appellate decisions on this topic.”
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-48a0eedf951c5ea ... security-alarms
"GE wrote:”
“It has come to our attention that some consumers have received calls from telemarketers selling GE Security equipment. These callers are not from GE, and depending on their conduct, could be in violation of state and federal regulations regarding telephone solicitation. Please report any improper telemarketing of GE Security products to Interlogix Customer Service at (855) 286-8889.”
From another complaintwire post;
“GE sold it's home security business to United Technologies Interlogix three years ago, but allows UTC to continue to use the GE name on its products. GE is NOT behind this telemarketing program no matter what the callers may tell you, and complaining to GE accomplishes nothing.
UTC Interlogix claims that they are also NOT behind this telemarketing program. Interlogix is concerned about the calls because the use of the GE name by the caller violates UTC's agreement with GE allowing them to use the GE name.
What is really happening here is that a number of small regional alarm companies who may be distributors for the major alarm manufacturers are responsible for these calling campaigns. But they aren't actually making the calls themselves, but instead contract that out to telemarketing companies who are paid to make random calls using computer-generated telephone number lists, filter out the more likely candidates who appear to have an interest in whatever they are selling, and then pass those on to the alarm company. That way the alarm companies can argue that they aren't actually violating the Do-Not-Call law and are only contacting interested potential customers. And the telemarketing companies that are responsible for the harassing calls are often outside the US where the FCC and FTC can't reach them. For example, in the case I chased down, the calls were actually originating in Quebec, but were being made from numbers across the border in Vermont.
I've also tried contacting our telephone service provider. They have no interest in doing anything about this problem. I've suggested to them that my solution to the problem is to discontinue telephone service, but even that doesn't seem to get their attention.”
https://complaintwire.org/complaint/-5mMk0KdJwU/g-e-security-solutions
i been victim of these calls too and i want to do something about it too. today i recorded the call. Adam from GE security systems. as soon as i told him that my number is listed in national do not call list. he hanged up. i told them before and they hanged up before in same fashion without me knowing who was calling. so today as soon as he told me that he was offering me a security system. i told him to hold. got my camera. start recording the call. got his name and GE security. when i told him about the do not call. he hanged up suddenly. i called back the same number. call does not goes through. so here is what i am think. who ever wants to follow up a law suit. lets do it. now how do we contact each other and be a group without revealing our identity. since bad guys at UTC might be reading this and want to come after us. any suggestions from people hu actually want to do something.
Plumbing. Theses out of state calls
I must pick up because customers move to my city with out of state numbers.on thier cell and I have missed customers calling
Because i think its GE alarm calling.
So must listen then hang up after they start their lies.
Wish they would knock on my door.
I have been blocking their calls for months and they keep coming back with new numbers. I am sick and tired of this as well.
I just hope I don't fill up my block call list. :-)
This is a copy of what I sent to through their website;
"This is written notice to take me off all your internal and external call list and the list of any telemarketing firm(s) working on your behalf that you are responsible for. I receive at least 4 calls a day from a telemarketing company acting as your agent and on your behalf and asked several time to be removed from call list. I reported the numbers to the Federal Trade Commission. Now that I am 100% sure your company is behind the calls I will be reporting you and a complaint will be made for each future call I receive. You may not give out my phone number."
If you are receiving calls about a GE alarm system make to complaint to https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx , maybe they will get the message and investigate. Make sure to say Alliance Security because they have buried themselves under three layers of Telemarketers