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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">As I was advised some time in the past,
ask to see their town permit to go door to door.<br>
They will say their boss has it, respond with it is required to be
on their person, they can get one<br>
over at the police station, they argue, you pick up the fone, by
the time you have finished 92743, they should be gone.<br>
Works for me. <br>
bob smith<br>
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On 6/2/14 7:21 PM, Dan Behrend wrote:<br>
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<div>Beware of people coming through the neighborhood asking to
see your Pepco bill. </div>
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Two guys wearing Direct Energy clothing came to my house (4500
block of Riverdale Road) a little after 6pm asking to see my
Pepco bill. They said that they worked for Direct Energy and
that Pepco had contracted with Direct Energy to verify something
about the billing in the area. They claimed Pepco sent out
inserts with my last bill alerting me that Direct Energy would
be coming to my house.
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<div>When they couldn't produce ID or business cards, I told
them I would check it out online. I did a quick search on
Pepco's site, found nothing, and then notified the Riverdale
Park Police. </div>
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<div>I remembered hearing about this type of scam where 3rd
party electricity suppliers engage in these sorts of unethical
practices - <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://wamu.org/news/morning_edition/12/02/09/pepco_impersonators_hit_columbia_heights">http://wamu.org/news/morning_edition/12/02/09/pepco_impersonators_hit_columbia_heights</a>. </div>
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<div>If you show the person your bill, they write down your
account information and then switch your service over to a
different supplier.</div>
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<div>Pepco had a 30+ minute wait to speak to a customer service
representative, but eventually called me back. The customer
service representative that I spoke with said it is a problem
customers encounter, but that it is not illegal. She
recommended that I contact the Maryland Public Service
Commission if I want to file a complaint.<br>
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