There are neighborhoods people can fuck with and neighborhoods that they can fuck with that will cause them more grief than others. Park Slope falls into the latter category. Yes, there have been story of IDT energy “scammers” working the Slope. But this email comes to our attention via our good and dear friends at Park Slope Parents. They’re at work, it appears, in a part of town where New York Times coverage is destined to follow. (Sorry, Greenwood Heights.):

Monday evening a young woman appeared at my door who posed as someone from Con Ed telling me that I can save 7% on my Con Ed & National Grid bills. She had plenty of ID and I foolishly let her in my home and gave her my account #, as she was very convincing telling me that I will no longer be paying sales tax in addition to the 7% discount (and refund). As she was leaving, she said I needed to sign an agreement. I then noticed that this was NOT Con Ed, but IDT. Suddenly this felt like a scam, as there was no literature for me to read, and she did not have a card where I could reach her. I felt uneasy as I could not get a straight answer about is the a contract, and who exactly would be my supplier. When I discovered IDT has no affiliation with Con Ed or National Grid, I declined. HOWEVER she had my account information! I immediatley called Con Ed & they put a block on my account, thus my supplier will not be changed. The Con Ed rep said I should also call National Grid. HE SAID BLOCKS SHOULD BE PUT ON ACCOUNTS BY THE CUSTOMER ALWAYS FOR PROTECTION. I then Googled IDT, it is a total scam! This is what I found: http://consumerist.com/consumer/investigations/consumerist-undercover-at-idt-energy-day-one-264628.php Please be aware!

The more scam stories the merrier. Eventually, an awful lot of people will know.