Re: A "HUH" phone call

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

too fat for a ladder wrote:
> On Sep 3, 4:39 am, too fat for a ladder <alarminst...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Sep 3, 3:03 am, "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
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>>> "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:DdCdnVBqadrp0wLXnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> "Crash Gordon" wrote:
>>>> This reminds me of a funny episode in CT.
>>>>> In retrospect I guess I could remove the box and leave the detection and
>>>>> keypads up...it'd be a maintenance, trouble, false alarm free system! :-)
>>>> If you were ABC Alarm of CT...
>>> BTW, the company was actually ABC Alarm Company of Milford, CT.  I'm pretty
>>> sure Tom would have run across their trash installation work since he worked
>>> there for some time before moving to NY State.  They not only screwed the
>>> hardware store I mentioned but most everyone else they did business with.
>>> Perhaps that's why Doug refuses to believe they're that bad -- they're his
>>> kind of folks.
>>> ABC managed to annoy so many clients that someone eventually contacted the AG
>>> about them.  Turns out they didn't even have a license.  Check the following
>>> link for more on these scammers:http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?A=1778&Q=283900
>>> Doug, what is/was your relationship with these folks? <
>> Actually I was their Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 1996
>> when they were called CrimeBusters and the contract was more than
>> likely sold off to KingCentral or Leasecomm. To call them a scam would
>> be an understatement, but they were properly licensed.<
>
> Marc Mazzarese was their license holder in CT and John Tiganella held
> the NY license. There were no license requirements for Ohio, or Rhode
> Island at that time, and I forget who carried the license for MA.
> After being shut by the AG they turned to scamming seniors on
> mortgages. It's all public information. They've been indicted numerous
> times.
> Payday always brought the joy of having to run to the bank while funds
> were available. Employees had a 30 minute window to get their checks.
> We had over 100 telemarketers employed and the salesmen lasted on
> average about 3 weeks.
> Prior to CrimeBusters they were First federal and they were a First
> Alert dealer.
> Robert's not making this up. These guys were scumbags.
>


So the settlement they reached with the CT AG's office must be "pocket
change"...

http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?A=2426&Q=328038

Too bad they couldn't just shut them down.