OCT 18/19 2008

Electronic Safe Lock Servicing

Lockshop Management

CD Lipscomb

Alcoa TN

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Federal Trade Commission Issues Consumer Alert regarding Phony Locksmiths!

The nationwide scourge of scammer locksmiths has attracted the attention of the FTC!
Read the full article on the FTC website here

Phony Locksmiths are Operating in Tennessee!
The Better Business Bureau has issued a national warning about call centers masquerading as local locksmith shops. The companies are believed to be operating in the Nashville area and may be operating in other araes of the Volunteer State as well.

The BBB reports that the companies operate under a variety of names but all use similar methods. They are significantly overcharging consumers, charging consumers for unnecessary services, using intimidation tactics, and failing to give refunds or respond to consumer complaints.

“Ironically, these companies operate under names like ‘Dependable Locksmith’ but in reality they exploit the vulnerable situation of consumers who are locked out of their house or car,” said Steve Cox spokesperson for the BBB System. “We’ve found that some locksmiths have made taking advantage of consumers’ misfortune part of their business model.”

Complaints about locksmith services to the 114 BBBs serving the U.S. increased almost 75 percent from 2005 to 2006, and have continued to come in steadily during the first half of this year.

Read the BBB news release here

The Associated Locksmiths of America has also warned about phony locksmiths