Vivint to Pay ADT $10 Million Over Deceptive Sales Lawsuit
ADT says Vivint used deceptive sales practices to mislead ADT customers into signing long-term contracts.
ADT says Vivint used deceptive sales practices to mislead ADT customers into signing long-term contracts.
ADT reached agreements with three security companies after alleging its customers were being duped by misleading statements and sham sales practices.
The state accused Stanley Huffstetler IV of taking money ‘for services not performed within a reasonable time period.’
A Vivint spokesperson gives the company’s side of the story.
Vivint continued to make automatic withdrawals from an elderly woman’s checking account despite knowing she wasn’t using the alarm system.
SSI received a response from Alder’s general counsel, who says the report about alleged deceptive sales practices is misleading.
Capital Connect is one of five alarm dealers for Monitronics Int’l that ADT recently sued for misleading customers into believing the companies were affiliated with ADT or their alarm systems required upgrading.
Vision Security has agreed to pay a $30,000 fine after settling a claim with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office that the security firm used deceptive sales practices to gain new business.
Missouri AG office says Vivint sales reps “misrepresented the company they worked for and exaggerated the length of the rescission (cancellation) period as well as the local crime rates.”
A Washington resident was paying two alarm bills after a BP Alarm representative allegedly tricked her into signing a new contract.
In this whitepaper, we’ll take a look at the new sunset facing the security industry, the technologies that are replacing 3G, as well as examine some of the new directions that 4G and LTE can be expected to take the industry going forward.
This whitepaper was prepared to help security dealers cope with the shift, which has moved to putting the customer – your customer and prospects – in charge of the “selling” process.
