Re: A "HUH" phone call

[too fat for a ladder <alarminstall@xxxxxxx>]

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
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> > > "Crash Gordon" wrote:
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> > > This reminds me of a funny episode in CT.
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> > >> 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! :-)
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> > > If you were ABC Alarm of CT...
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> > 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.
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> > 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
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> > Doug, what is/was your relationship with these folks? <
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> 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.