Saved another person from getting scammed

It still gets me very upset to to hear about people getting taken advantage of by the scammers. These people either don't get it or they are just down right terrible human beings. You have to wonder what happened in their life that would cause them to lie, cheat and yes steal from other people everyday.

Well we saved a nice older lady today from getting burned. She dialed 411 and got connected with one of the scammers who said that they could come over in 30 minutes to do the job but she would probably be better off just having them put in new locks instead of re-keying her existing ones. That may be the case, but wouldn't you want to look at what the person has before you make that statement. The kicker is they were telling her that it would be between $300 and $450 to replace her old locks and put 4 new ones in.

The lady felt uncomfortable and decided to call her daughter before she went any further. Her daughter used us in the past and told her to call us.

We went out there and she had good schlage locks so we were able to re-key her 4 locks for $100 instead of the $300 - $450 she was quoted. We also made some low cost recommendations she could do to increase her security.

Another person saved from the scammers

Another child saved by Pop-A-Lock

It is great to get letters like this. Our tech Phil is the person they are talking about. This is our way of serving the community.

This is really funny

On the side bar of my blog it is advertising locksmiths and guess who they are? They are the Scammers, the phony locksmith who have plastered Google pay per click. This is another friendly reminder that you need to check out a locksmith before you need them so you don't get taken to the cleaners.

Another article from the Chicago area

It is unbelievable to me that there are people out there who have set up a system to take advantage of the honest locksmiths out there and also the unsuspecting consumer. The article makes a great last point. Find an honest locksmith before you need them and put them in your cell phone. Of course I hope Pop-a-Lock is one of them.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/locksmith.johnson.white.2.1076231.html

Great news story on the scammers in Houston

This is a story that just makes you want to shake your head. Avoid the phony locksmiths call Pop-A-Lock.



http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou090611_tnt_locksmiths.6e8dbb8b.html

Another hit to the scammers

ENGLEWOOD LOCKSMITH PAYS $100K SETTLEMENT: Colorado Attorney General John Suthers on Friday announced a settlement with an Englewood locksmith company after an investigation revealed it had routinely misrepresented the costs of its services to consumers. Under the settlement, Basad, Inc., and its owners Peleg Forman, Batia Forman and Michael Biton, will pay $100,000. The money will be used to reimburse consumers who complained of paying Basad, Inc., charges that were not disclosed to consumers when they called and requested locksmith services. A lawsuit filed in January alleged that Basad, while disclosing their $55 service charge for a car lockout, failed to alert consumers of additional charges that often exceeded the service charge.

Here is another spot on KARE 11

I think we were able to show people the difference of better grade locks.

http://www.showcaseminnesota.com/show/client_article.aspx?storyid=818110