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My neighborhood has a sign that says "No Solicitation" and usually I remind people when they come to my door trying to sell something. I am usually polite, but quick to say "no thank you" and shut the door.
This time was different.
I just had 50 some high school and college aged students over at my house Sunday night for a graduation party. When the doorbell rang Monday at noon, I wasn't in the mindset that it was a solicitor.
He was very slick. He was college aged and looked clean. He said it was "meet your neighbors day" and that he lived on the street near the entrance of our subdivision. He could name the street and say where the house was that he lived. He said he was on a baseball team that won regionals and they were going to Hawaii and he was earning his way doing a fundraiser. He said they were selling baskets of books with Vanderbilt and they would go to children who needed them. He said his parents didn't want him to take advantage of his neighbors, so he would work it off. He said his dad owned a window washing company and gutter cleaning company. I let him in and showed him on the deck where my worst problem was. He said he could get it. I also told him that I thought I needed help cooking for victims of the Nashville flood June 4. He said he could get his girlfriend, Christina to help with that. He seemed so nice.
Scam. I wrote a check made out to QSI and after he left I did a google search. Same story.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/qsi.aspx
I called the bank and stopped/canceled the check.
I called the police and filed a report.
I have very little tolerance for lies...especially when they are ones where people prey on the kind and generous people.
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