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Originally Posted by Chellybean
4 guy going house to house soliciting window washing. One guy walking door to door, knocking on the frame of the door and didn't ring my door bell camera, hmmmm.
My neighbors hired them 3 guys in a white Chevy I think cruze or Malibu pulls up 3 guys get out of the car with a ladder and window cleaning bottles and start cleaning windows on my neighbors property. Hmmmm similar scam happened in my home town 10 years ago, peekaboo in the windows to see if there is anything good to steal,then send there buddies over to steal. I thought there was no soliciting in the villages. I'm sure do gooders will have a problem with my post as usual. Beware!!!
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Beware is right! Hiring them gives them carte blanche to check out your house, what is inside, any obvious security cameras you might have, window alarms, etc. etc.
On the other hand it might be just some guys out to make an honest (sort of) buck. About three years I had a similar thing happen. I hadn't been here too long, maybe six months, and was out mowing my lawn. Older guy in an SUV pulling a trailer with various and sundry lawn maintenance tools in back pulls up, and asked me if I wanted my lawn mowed. As I was already about 1/4 done mowing I declined. He then asked if he could trim my hedge and bushes. It was a hot day and I wasn't looking forward to doing them myself so I asked the price. $25.00. I said sure, and continued mowing while he trimmed. Once done I paid him $25 cash, he thanked me, hopped back into his SUV and left. Haven't seen him since.
He did however ask the lady on our block a few doors down, and I did see him mowing her lawn.