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jadelennox ([personal profile] jadelennox) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2013-12-10 06:02 pm
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Just Energy

Just FYI, Just Energy sales rep was ringing doorbells in my neighborhood (East Arlington) tonight. It's the usual scam: he strongly implied he was with NStar; led me to believe he was an NStar rep checking for irregularities in my bill; flat out lied when I asked if he was selling something. I didn't open the door because he pinged all my BS radars and I vaguely recalled the post last month. (Thanks, DSLJ!)

I'm making a new post because this guy strongly implied he was with NStar. He answered questions about whether he was with NStar evasively ("We're a company contracting with NStar," while gesturing to the clipboard in his hand that had an NStar bill on it. And yes, he was hard to get off the porch.
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[identity profile] brouhaha.livejournal.com 2013-12-11 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Ha! These guys came around to my place a few months ago. I managed to kick them out, then through the open apartment window I faked a very loud phone call to the cops. That sent them away pretty fast...

[identity profile] courtney o'keefe (from livejournal.com) 2013-12-11 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm...wondering if NStar should be contacted about this.
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[personal profile] dcltdw 2013-12-11 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder what would happen if you pulled out a camera to take a photo of the guy. (I mean, yes, this might not be safe, I realize, but it might also prompt the guy to rapidly flee.)

[identity profile] clevernonsense.livejournal.com 2013-12-11 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It might be worth reporting your experience to the AG. This is how other states finally got their act together to ban them from doing business.

[identity profile] elements.livejournal.com 2013-12-12 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
My friend Jason in Somerset had them come to his door a few days ago. In Somerset, they are claiming to be affiliated with National Grid. So they apparently just claim affiliation with whichever electricity provider is dominant in the city/town they're scamming in that day.

The Boston police list them as a scam (https://www.facebook.com/BostonPoliceDepartment/posts/10151174495242685) and asks people to report any instances of Just Energy solicitations in Boston city limits.

Jason found a Weymouth police alert (http://www.weymouth.ma.us/index.php/national-grid-bulletin/) as well (which confirms that Just Energy is definitely not affiliated with National Grid).

If they claim they can do an energy audit, Mass Save (http://www.masssave.com/) is the legit place to look.
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