Woman calling to door; TV signal question

rikerdonegal · 05-09-2016 2:24pm #1

Asking for someone I know...
Is there a woman going around Letterkenny asking about TV signals? Someone I know had a woman call to the door, she said she was in the area checking the strength of the TV signal. She was told: "I'm just on my way out, so I can't help you." And she insisted that it would only take "two minutes" and asked to be let into the house to turn on the TV. Again she was told not a good time and the door was closed in her face. She wasn't asked for, and didn't provide ID of any kind. Nor does the person I spoke with remember if she said who she worked for. The person I know found the whole thing unsettling and was wondering if I could shed any light on it.
Anybody?

L1011 · 05-09-2016 2:30pm

I'd err on the side of it being some form of scam but wind farm operators are sometimes made do signal strength maps before/after construction.

NIMAN · 05-09-2016 3:17pm

Sounds dodgy to me.

If it was someone official they would normally start off by introducing themselves and showing id. If they didn't I would watch them carefully.

Sounds like a scam where they would keep you occupied in the TV room whilst others sneaked in and did some stealing.