Door-to-door magazine scam. These guys will knock on your door and pitch you about how they want to get their life back on track by selling magazines. They tell you how they have been in trouble and want to live a life of purpose because they are born-again Christians. They will claim to be part of the Better Business Bureau (their paperwork shows the logo); however, the BBB has no record of this company. They will tell you that they don't want to clutter your house with magazines and they suggest that you give the magazine subscription to a charity (how convenient for them, since you will never know if the magazine is delivered). I called the police after they came to my house and they sent a duty officer out to my neighborhood. As the officer was pulling into my neighborhood, the guy selling magazines ran to his car and tried to drive away. The officer pulled him over and booked both the men in the car (fingerprints and photos - both black males/age 25-30/ approx. 5'9"). The officer found that both men were staying in a hotel on the outskirts of town. They did not have a registered permit for selling magazines, and both had criminal records as ex-cons (burglary, etc.). The officer told me that most of these guys are trying to get you to open the door to your home so they can glance around inside and come back later to do a quick "smash and grab." This is how they check out neighborhoods to burglarize. I will never open my door to assholes like this again. If they want to come back to my home, they can say hello to my 9MM.
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