GeoWannaBe t1_j8yxs2z wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:14 PM

The short answer is that this company likely bought a database of all residents in various CMP service areas. The reason I believe that is true is because our solicitation from those same people came in my wife's name. The electric service is in my name.

ozzie286 t1_j924ngc wrote on February 18, 2023 at 5:34 PM

So here's something to think about. I used to live in a house with Versant power in my dad's name. I then moved to a place with CMP power. My parents still owned the place with Versant, though, so to help them out I kept paying the power bill there, but left it in my dad's name. So now I'm at a house in CMP's service area, paying a bill for Versant. And I'm getting flyers that are in my dad's name saying "Versant customer". The ONLY way they could have gotten that info is if Versant themselves sold it to them.

GeoWannaBe t1_j92gqqm wrote on February 18, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Yes, I agree. They bought a database of customers from Versant, no doubt. I imagine those lists are more expensive than just buying a list of resident names in any given area. Target your audience or spam them is the choice depending on how much you want to spend on advertising I guess.

TAmber1213 OP t1_j8z06k7 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:32 PM

Yeah that's the same thing that happened with us it came in my name but the electricity bill is in my husband's name