Monday, November 28, 2011

Wonder if something like this could happen in the US

I wonder how long it would take a US company to realize it was being duped....Let alone an entire municipality.  Hmmmm.....Me thinks this may happen more than some folks will admit.  While in the United States we are very results-oriented towards crime prevention, given the right of circumstances this is extremely feasible and lucrative for certain nefarious individuals.

Imagine you're a medium size apartment rental community, you've never been robbed or vandalized.  However, given your location and the lack of resources you have to devote to a long-term security presence particularly after normal business hours, you're easily sold a 24 hour monitoring service by what appears to be a reputable company.  They have good letterhead, an 800 number, an awesome website with guys wearing suits staring at monitors, and some pretty authentic looking testimonials.  You decide to subscribe to their service with a monthly fee of $99 and the $2000 deposit for the "equipment" they installed.  There was drilling and a separate WiFi box.  You assumed they were legit.  How were you and the 30 other people in your city supposed to know they were crooks?



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