Last week I had 2 visits to our front door, unknown knockers. 1st one said he was meeting a friend, 'john wilkinson' there. And 2nd guy, days later, said he was there to 'buy a controller'.
Im a life long resident in my city, cant remember last time Ive had a wrong address unknown knocker, tho I know they occur. Now 2 in a week. We upped our security immediately, which was already pretty solid, but added 6 cameras.
It freaks me out for obvious reasons. Idk if theres an address spoofing scam going on or its casing. I dont believe it was just 2 random wrong addresses. Absolutely not. I read dozens of articles over the weekend on scams and both knockers stories were listed as examples to be sus of. And even without reading those duh. Come on. So Id say Im in a strong condition orange rn. Does anyone know of any scams going on that would include using addresses or has had experience with door knocking casing that you could offer input about?
No direction, also its a cul de sac, 4 homes on our st. And it being 2 different guys, 2 different reasons, same week, I also was leaning toward address scam
I just learned about this marking! Never knew it but read pretty much what you just said in a number of articles. And as you said, its often so small you wont see it unless youre specifically looking. Good advice! thanks
Hahah you told the guy right!
Turn your external lights on at night. That's what my neighborhood started doing when we started noticing "odd" night traffic. Worked like a charm. The extra security (by changing the environment) is worth the extra $ in electricity. If you have a neighbor group or facebook page, recommend everyone doing it for the next month at least.