Re: A "HUH" phone call

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

On Sep 3, 3:03 am, "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> "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.