[windymiller]

Just seen advert on gumtree

http://www.gumtree.com/p/business-services/warning-con-man-tailor-made-window-cleaning-rounds-beware-adam-smith-or-dan-ritsen/1034286687

Anyone know them or what they have done ?

[windymiller]

And on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Window-Cleaning-Business-Round-Window-Cleaning-Canvassers-/281181009104?pt=UK_B_I_Business_for_Sale_CV&hash=item4177b1b4d0

They must have upset someone. wont be long before they come on here.

[johnny bravo]

dont give any money to any canvassers untill you have been shown the customer list they have just canvassed .
then go to different customers in the areas   and clarify to them  that you will be cleaning there windows .
only then when you are satisfied they are genuine newly canvassed customers,  you can part with yourmoney then.
  not before.        dont trust anyone wanting your money.  untill proven to.

[windymiller]

When i buy rounds, i dont pay until after ive cleaned the round and spoken to all the customers . 

[paul ette]

funny i was going to book them before i booked whizz bizz

[crystal.clear]

Hi paul ette just wondered if whizz bizz where any good?

[paul ette]

booked for november so dont know, but heard good things about him, apparently one of the better canvassers out there

[Whizz-Bizz]

Things like this do make things more difficult for genuine knocking teams, looking at the ebay account it does look like a genuine window cleaner. Doing it as a newbie member is not good and could be misconstrued as perhaps a disgruntled employee or rival crew. If the person is genuine they should be applauded for saying something and it would be great if they popped up with a website/fb page/ twitter so they can be verifed.

Tips when paying canvasser
Ask for a copy of passport/ drivers licence
Speak to the refs provided and research the refs
Ring thru a few customers first where applicable.

Paul  I will be there on the agreed dates with only the following get out off jail cards, illness,injury death. 2 of those really are not great excuses.       

[Paul Coleman]

Not good as it makes people wary of us - but the warnings must be made.
It's also unfortunate that some genuine companies are on the sponsored link section of the gumtree page.  A reader might assume that the conman headline refers to them.  One of the companies is local to me and is totally legit.

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]