------- Original Message ------- On Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 at 7:56 PM, Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 07, 2023 at 02:29:19PM +0000, Ben Koenig wrote: > > > The sales pitch was dubious the moment someone mentioned it came from > > Verizon's door-to-door salesperson. > > > > I didn't even know Verizon would show up in person to advertise their > > service and TBH, there's a possibility that they don't.... > > > > -Ben > > > Indeed, a Verizon door-to-door sales program seems less > likely than thieves scouting the neighborhood for expensive > home entertainment systems to burgle. Take pictures of > those "sales reps", and learn if they are locals. > > Question: do home security camera systems still upload > security pictures when line power is shut down, perhaps > by pulling off the power meter outside? Well organized > criminals will disable surveillance. > > Keith > > -- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] As with any computer question... depends on how it was designed. But at least when it comes to Verizon we know that they DO engage in door-to-door sales at some level. https://www.verizon.com/info/fios-door-to-door-sales-reps/ That said.... the fact that such a company does engage potential customers through this channel makes it more difficult to identify the fakes. -Ben
