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Consumer Complaints About Brinks Home Security Anonymous Sender 03-22-2008
Posted by Anonymous Sender on March 22, 2008, 12:11 pm
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D. of Kanasas City MO (03/17/08)

Long story short, I decided to purchase a home security system with Brinks. I
could not have a credit score of 570 or lower or else they couldn't help me. I
knew I was well higher than that report since I check on my credit report all
the time. But to my surprise he gave all my information to someone on the
telephone and then said, after they ran my credit report, that my score was well
under 570 and I would need a $300.00 security deposit. The consultant kept
asking me, will you pay it? I get my credit report score each month from the
three credit reporting agencies and was confident I would have no problem. I
went to my files to show the consultant, this is my score of just last month way
past 570, he wasn't sure what the problem was but would check on it. I never
heard back. Beware of the schemes of BRINKS, after he saw my score papers he
packed up and left not sure what to say next. KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/brinks.html

Reese


Posted by Frank Olson on March 23, 2008, 3:46 am
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Anonymous Sender wrote:
> D. of Kanasas City MO (03/17/08)
>
> Long story short, I decided to purchase a home security system with Brinks. I
could not have a credit score of 570 or lower or else they couldn't help me. I
knew I was well higher than that report since I check on my credit report all
the time. But to my surprise he gave all my information to someone on the
telephone and then said, after they ran my credit report, that my score was well
under 570 and I would need a $300.00 security deposit. The consultant kept
asking me, will you pay it? I get my credit report score each month from the
three credit reporting agencies and was confident I would have no problem. I
went to my files to show the consultant, this is my score of just last month way
past 570, he wasn't sure what the problem was but would check on it. I never
heard back. Beware of the schemes of BRINKS, after he saw my score papers he
packed up and left not sure what to say next. KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT.

>
> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/brinks.html
>
> Reese
>


Banks and various credit reporting agencies don't all use the same
software. I just read an article in my local paper that says that there
are several different programs that do "credit scoring" out there and
that they may not come up with the same numbers because they calculate
the criteria differently. The numbers don't carry the same "weight"
from agency to agency either. If you score "high" in one bank's system,
you might score "lower" in another's but still qualify for their best rates.

--
Frank Olson
http://www.yoursecuritysource.com

"It only implies that I don't sit back and let you post more false
accusations without responding." - Robert L. Bass

Posted by Russell Brill on March 23, 2008, 4:06 pm
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> Anonymous Sender wrote:
>> D. of Kanasas City MO (03/17/08)
>>
>> Long story short, I decided to purchase a home security system with
>> Brinks. I could not have a credit score of 570 or lower or else they
>> couldn't help me. I knew I was well higher than that report since I check
>> on my credit report all the time. But to my surprise he gave all my
>> information to someone on the telephone and then said, after they ran my
>> credit report, that my score was well under 570 and I would need a
>> $300.00 security deposit. The consultant kept asking me, will you pay it?
>> I get my credit report score each month from the three credit reporting
>> agencies and was confident I would have no problem. I went to my files to
>> show the consultant, this is my score of just last month way past 570, he
>> wasn't sure what the problem was but would check on it. I never heard
>> back. Beware of the schemes of BRINKS, after he saw my score papers he
>> packed up and left not sure what to say next. KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR CREDIT
>> REPORT.
>>
>> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/brinks.html
>>
>> Reese
>>
>
>
> Banks and various credit reporting agencies don't all use the same
> software. I just read an article in my local paper that says that there
> are several different programs that do "credit scoring" out there and that
> they may not come up with the same numbers because they calculate the
> criteria differently. The numbers don't carry the same "weight" from
> agency to agency either. If you score "high" in one bank's system, you
> might score "lower" in another's but still qualify for their best rates.
>
> --
> Frank Olson
> http://www.yoursecuritysource.com

Hmmm, it sounds like Brinks is tired of the $99 hardwired systems, and will
use whatever tactic necessary to jack up the price on the install... Can you
say, "BAIT and SWITCH"...........
>
> "It only implies that I don't sit back and let you post more false
> accusations without responding." - Robert L. Bass



Posted by Frank Olson on March 24, 2008, 9:58 am
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Russell Brill wrote:

>
> Hmmm, it sounds like Brinks is tired of the $99 hardwired systems, and will
> use whatever tactic necessary to jack up the price on the install... Can you
> say, "BAIT and SWITCH"...........


Sounds like a ploy Bass is using - advertising a discontinued product
(which he knows he can't get), then "switching" the customer to a more
expensive replacement. Tsk!!

Frank Olson
http://www.yoursecuritysource.com

"It only implies that I don't sit back and let you post more false
accusations without responding." - Robert L. Bass

Posted by Red on March 23, 2008, 8:46 pm
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On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:11:59 +0000 (UTC), Anonymous Sender

>
>
>D. of Kanasas City MO (03/17/08)
>
>Long story short, I decided to purchase a home security system with Brinks. I
could not have a credit score of 570 or lower or else they couldn't help me. I
knew I was well higher than that report since I check on my credit report all
the time. But to my surprise he gave all my information to someone on the
telephone and then said, after they ran my credit report, that my score was well
under 570 and I would need a $300.00 security deposit. The consultant kept
asking me, will you pay it? I get my credit report score each month from the
three credit reporting agencies and was confident I would have no problem. I
went to my files to show the consultant, this is my score of just last month way
past 570, he wasn't sure what the problem was but would check on it. I never
heard back. Beware of the schemes of BRINKS, after he saw my score papers he
packed up and left not sure what to say next. KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT.

>
>http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/brinks.html
>
>Reese

Brinks or one of their dealers?


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