214-447-7468

Call-back from Alliance Security after I answered positively to a spam call about installing a sign in my yard. Justin called back.

THEY CALL ME TWICE A DAY, EVERY DAY TRYING TO SELL ME SOMETHING.

Report these [***]. Go on the national do not call registry and file a complaint. The more of us that do the less thy will call

Yep alliance bull ship. They call 3 times per day and with different area codes. I call back and there is no way to speak to someone in person. The selection for speaking to a rep leads to voicemail... I think it should be a crime to harass someone that cannot return the call.....and if they are 1000 miles away , why would I trust them....?  I wish I could take the whole staff...... lock them in a room and not allow them to sleep because every 5 minutes a hoffically loud cell phone would ring.... ;-)

To Harassed Enough...You know this is site is not set up for you to deliver messages to whoever is calling, right?  This forum is just to share w/others your experience w/these callers.
This number keeps calling. Sadly I can't block the calls because I'm the receptionist for this building and I get about 40 or so rollover calls from other numbers.  I don't bother answering, but can see that I'm not the only one who is bothered.  BOO. :(

Alliance Security 877.7GO.ALLY can remove your number.

Guys I also see a website www.2144477468.com when you search this number. Not sure if this will work but I added my number to it. Lets see what happens!

Received a call from these scammers... Someone called "Kieth 2284".  I asked them "what area I'm in", citing they indicated they were in my area to sell security systems.  When the scammer avoided the question, I told him to F** off.  Wow... next came a huge vocal dump from the scammer something about how he's got all day to do this kind of stuff - yelled and ranted at me for about 20 seconds.  I don't know what else he was saying as I had my earpiece pulled away.  At some point he hung up.

The "opt-out" button on their website appears to do nothing more than reload the webpage and display a green check mark.  Look at the html code on the webpage... the form calls no scripts and "form" action (for the submit button) is basically doing nothing.

However, the webpage is using google analytics to track.

I submitted my number on the site www.2144477468.com and it said that it was successfully submitted. Hoping that this will stop the calls. I will stop by and report in a couple weeks to see if I am still getting calls. Good luck everyone!

Did it stop the calls?

I seriously doubt that!

I seriously doubt that...

"Code" is right! Don't leave your number. Their site will NOT remove your number from a list... Their site is optimized up the wazoo (easy for a unique phone number with no competition) to come up at the top of a search for that number, giving some searchers the (false) impression that we found a solution, so that we don't look further. The reasons they set up their site:
1) To siphon off people from 800 notes and others like it that would expose their scam.
2) To confirm that our numbers are current and work, and the time we're likely available for future calls.
3) other data that helps them hone in on target markets for their scam (which may not be what it appears).

Actually they did stop! I am still getting calls from other companies. I guess I never correctly put my no on the dnc list! I never replied to the confirmation email that they send u to confirm that I am on the dnc list! Finally ended up doing that so hoping ALL calls stop to my no!

The DNC list will not stop all calls, only those from legally operating businesses making sales calls.  Many types of nuisance calls are exempt and of course criminals do not obey laws.  You should probably read the information from the FTC on the DNC list to understand what to expect.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0108-national-do-not-call-registry

Hello everyone, My name is Jay Gotra and I am the CEO at Alliance Security. I was informed about this blog by one of my employees and wanted to formally respond and provide another source for helping consumers. We are not a "Scam" or some fly by night company that decides not to follow the law and do things illegally. We are celebrating our 10th year in business and are proud to provide jobs to over 300+ team members all within the US   We are actively involved in our communities, working with domestic violence charities, RI ALS Chapter and providing Christmas for children in need to name a few. We have over 100,000 satisfied customers who trust Alliance Security to protect their homes and families. We would encourage you to visit www.alliancesecurity.com to learn more about our great company.

With that being said we want people to know that we are here to help in any way possible. The website that we have created www.2144477468.com is not some ploy to gain phone numbers,  it is there for us to provide consumers a direct link to add themselves to our internal DNC list. We take Federal and State telemarketing regulations very seriously and only wish to make it as easy as possible for concerned consumers to add themselves.

If you still feel that we have violated your privacy in any way or want more information as to why we placed calls to your number then please contact me directly at Jgotra@alliancesecurity.com. Helping consumers understand who Alliance Security is and how we provide jobs and better are community is very important to us and for that I am available personally to anyone that needs me. Thank you!

FTC Reaches Settlement With Home Security Company that Called Millions of Consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry
For Release
March 12, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice, has settled a complaint against a Massachusetts-based home security company that illegally called millions of consumers on the FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to pitch home security systems.

According to the FTC, Versatile Marketing Solutions (VMS), under the guidance of its owner, Jasjit Gotra, called millions of consumers whose names and phone numbers VMS bought from lead generators. The lead generators claimed that those consumers had given VMS permission to contact them about the installation of a free home security system, but in reality, they had not. In its complaint, the FTC alleges that the defendants’ tactics violated the Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule.

The sales leads were obtained by illegal means through rampant use of robocalls from “Tom with Home Protection,” fake survey calls, and calls to phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. According to the complaint, VMS subsequently called these consumers without first checking to see if they had registered their telephone numbers on the DNC Registry.

In addition, the complaint alleges that VMS ignored warning signs that the lead generators were engaged in illegal telemarketing practices. For example, many consumers contacted by VMS complained that they had not given the company permission to call, nor had they given permission to receive a robocall. Despite mounting complaints, VMS continued buying leads from the same lead generators, and calling consumers using those leads.

“Companies that use lead generators must exercise due diligence when they buy lists of phone numbers,” said Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, “or else they can be on the hook for illegal telemarketing. Relying on a say-so that the numbers were obtained legally, or that the consumers have agreed to be called, even if their numbers are on the Do Not Call Registry, isn’t enough.”    

According to the complaint, between November 2011 and July 2012, VMS made more than two million calls to consumers to try to sell home security goods and services. Of those calls, at least one million were to phone numbers listed on the DNC Registry, and more than 100,000 were to consumers who had previously told VMS not to call them again – another violation of the DNC rules.

The stipulated final court order settling the charges prohibits VMS and Gotra from making abusive telemarketing calls and from calling any consumer whose number is on the DNC Registry, unless they can prove that they have received written permission to make the call or that they have an established business relationship with that consumer. Further, it bars defendants from calling any consumer who has previously told VMS not to call them again. The order also places restrictions on how defendants can obtain and use lead-generated phone numbers in the future.

Finally, the order imposes a $3.4 million penalty judgment against the defendants, with all but $320,700 suspended due to their inability to pay. The entire amount will become due if the defendants are found to have misrepresented their financial condition.

The court settlement announced today resolves the FTC’s complaint against Versatile Marketing Solutions, Inc. also doing business as VMS Alarms, VMS, Alliance Security, and Alliance Home Protection; and its owner, Jasjit Gotra.

The Commission vote authorizing the staff to refer the civil penalty complaint to the Department of Justice, and to approve the proposed consent decree, was 4-0. The DOJ filed the complaint and proposed consent decree on behalf of the Commission in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on March 10, 2014. The proposed consent decree is subject to court approval.

Home Security Company ADT Settles FTC Charges that Endorsements Deceived Consumers
Company’s Paid Spokespersons Failed to Disclose Their Connection to ADT
FOR RELEASE
March 6, 2014
TAGS: deceptive/misleading conduct  Professional Services (Non-Health Care) Bureau of Consumer Protection  Consumer Protection  Advertising and Marketing Advertising and Marketing Basics
As part of its ongoing crackdown on misleading endorsements in advertising, the Federal Trade Commission has charged the home security company ADT LLC with misrepresenting that paid endorsements from safety and technology experts were  independent reviews. Under an agreed-upon settlement, ADT is prohibited from misrepresenting paid endorsements as independent reviews in the future.

Boca Raton, Florida-based ADT manufactures and markets the ADT Pulse home security and monitoring system and various other security products and services.  The FTC’s administrative complaint alleges that ADT paid spokespeople to demonstrate and review the ADT Pulse on NBC’s Today Show, as well as other television and radio news programs and talk shows across the country, and in blogs and other online material.  ADT, the FTC alleges, misrepresented that the reviews were independent, and failed to disclose that the experts were being paid by ADT to promote the Pulse system.

“It’s hard for consumers to make good buying decisions when they think they’re getting independent expert advice as part of an impartial news segment and have no way of knowing they are actually watching a sales pitch,” said Jessica Rich, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.  “When a paid endorser appears in a news or talk show segment with the host of that program, the relationship with the advertiser must be clearly disclosed.”

ADT paid three spokespersons, including a child safety expert, a home security expert, and a technology expert, more than $300,000 to promote the ADT Pulse, with one spokesperson receiving more than $200,000.  Two of those spokespersons also received a free ADT Pulse security system, valued at approximately $4,000, and free monthly monitoring service, according to the complaint.  In exchange, the spokespersons appeared on more than 40 different television and radio programs nationwide and posted blogs and other material online.

ADT set up media interviews for the endorsers through its public relations firms and booking agents – often providing reporters and news anchors with suggested interview questions, and background video, also known as b-roll, according to the complaint.  The paid ADT endorsers were introduced by program hosts as experts in child safety, home security, or technology, usually with no mention of any connection to ADT.  The endorsers sometimes demonstrated child safety, home security, or technology products other than the ADT Pulse, adding to the impression that they were providing an impartial, expert review of the products.

The proposed order:

prohibits ADT from misrepresenting that any discussion or demonstration of a security or monitoring product or service is an independent review provided by an impartial expert;
requires ADT to clearly and prominently disclose, in connection with the advertising of a home security or monitoring product or service, a material connection, if one exists, between an endorser and the company; and
requires the company to promptly remove reviews and endorsements that have been misrepresented as independently provided by an impartial expert or that fail to disclose a material connection between ADT and an endorser.
The Commission vote to issue the administrative complaint and to accept the agreement containing the proposed consent order for public comment was 4-0.  The FTC will publish a description of the complaint and consent agreement  in the Federal Register shortly.  The agreement will be subject to public comment for 30 days, beginning today and continuing through April 7, 2014, after which the Commission will decide whether to make the proposed consent order final.  Interested parties can submit written comments electronically or in paper form by following the instructions in the “Invitation To Comment” part of the “Supplementary Information” section.  Comments in electronic form should be submitted using the following Web link: https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/adtconsent and following the instructions on the web-based form.  Comments in paper form should be mailed or delivered to:  Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H-113 (Annex D), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580.  The FTC is requesting that any comment filed in paper form near the end of the public comment period be sent by courier or overnight service, if possible, because U.S. postal mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security precautions.

NOTE: When the Commission issues a consent order on a final basis, it carries the force of law with respect to future actions. Each violation of such an order may result in a civil penalty of up to $16,000.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 2,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s website provides free information on a variety of consumer topics. Like the FTC on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to press releases for the latest FTC news and resources.

PRESS RELEASE REFERENCE:
FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that Home Security Company ADT’s Endorsements Deceived Consumers
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They call constantly trying to sell me a security system.  Apparently "NO" is not in their vocabulary.