Hi Ken,
I had almost an identical occurrence about a fortnight ago. A well
dressed chap of Asian decent aged about 20 came at about 5.30pm and
told me Telstra had just completed maintenance in the area
(Lesmurdie) and upgraded their system. Wanted me to return to
Telstra. I cut him short and said I would never return to this
company as I have nothing but contempt for them. I mentioned I was
now on NakedADSL and very happy with iiNet. He agreed that Telstra
couldn't match the plan I was on and bade me farewell.
He never mentioned that he wanted to check my lines but then again I
never gave him that opportunity. Perhaps I was lucky in my ignorance
and hatred for Telstra.
Regards,
Eugene
On 15/07/2008, at 9:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know it's off topic but we should all be aware of this.,
especially those
of you at home during the day.
Ken
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to inform you all of an incident that happened to me
yesterday
(2/7/08). A door knocker came to my door in Karrinyup and said he
was from
Telstra. He was dressed in business attire (pants and a white
button up
shirt), quickly flashed an ID card that was hanging from around
his neck (I
didn’t get to read it), and held a clipboard and pen. He said that
he had a
print out of the houses in the area and that he was enquiring as
to why I was
not with Telstra. I told him that my home phone actually was with
Telstra. He
said that his information said otherwise. I told him that I had
actually just
moved in recently, so perhaps his information was not up to date.
He then said
that he would have to come in and check the line. When I said no,
and asked
why he would need to do that, he replied “Oh I won’t make a call,
it won’t
cost you anything, I just need to check your line”. I then told
him that I
don’t see why he needed to do that, and that I was not having any
problems
with Telstra or my bills at all, and he said “Well if you don’t
let me in,
Telstra will keep ringing and hounding you, and they will send me
back around
to check your line”. I told him no and closed the door. He then
yelled
something as he was walking away from my front door, and then hung
around for
a few moments near my car in the driveway before moving on to the
neighbours
houses.
I have rung up Telstra and informed them of the incident, and they
said that
it was definitely not one of their workers. They said there would
be no reason
for someone to come in and check the line, and if there were any
issues with
the line they would contact you by phone and make a time.
I was told to call the police and inform them, so I did this and
was put
through to Crime Stoppers and made a statement. They also said
that this was
suspicious and that I did the right thing by not letting this
person in my
house and for informing them.
The only thing I should have done differently is contact the
police straight
after it happened. They would have been able to send a car around
and pick up
the person who would have still been in the area. However, they
now have a
report and if anyone else rings up to make a report they have
information to
put together a pattern.
Anyway, this is just a warning and reminder to not let people in
to your
homes, even if they say they are from a reputable business and
have some form
of ID. If there really is something wrong, the business will
contact you
directly, not send a door knocker. Please forward this around to
inform other
people.
Regards,
Suzie
Suzie Elias
School Psychologist
Swan District Education Office (Mon & Tues)
Canning District Education Office (Wed, Thurs & Fri)
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