-- The primary locksmith news coming out of the state of Arkansas concerns an ongoing issue of predatory scams, which are also affecting commercial clients of locksmith services companies in the state. Some major businesses, including Cotter-based Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home, have been stressing to customers that while Arkansas does not require state-level licensing for locksmiths, scammers still use deceptive online tactics and exploit customer desperation, often significantly overcharging businesses.
“With all that’s going on in the world of advanced scamming, we agree with the Better Business Bureau and other retail protection organizations that recommend checking reviews on Google or Yelp, not just testimonials on a company’s website,” says a spokesperson for Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home. “Consumers looking for a reliable locksmith in Arkansas should ask to see a locksmith’s business license and verify that they are bonded and insured; further, there is an inherent value in building trust with a local reputable locksmith.”
According to Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home and BBB representatives, locksmith scams are a nationwide problem that prey on commercial clients as well as individuals, the scams typically involving a national dispatch center quoting a low service fee. These reports go on to say that an unlicensed technician then arrives and inflates the price significantly, sometimes charging 10 times more. As the Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home spokesperson explains it, “In Arkansas, anyone can start a locksmith business, and since there are no state licensing laws, it is difficult for authorities to track down and prosecute these scammers.”
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In July of this year, KAIT 8 News in Jonesboro reported on these predatory practices, sharing a warning about locksmiths overcharging customers, while an article in Arkansas Money & Politics highlighted the value of building trust with a local, reputable company.
With U.S. businesses being burglarized at a rate of two a minute, 24 hours a day, there simply is no choice but to work closely with a qualified and dependable commercial locksmith, say professionals employed by Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home. Today’s commercial locksmiths, they go on to explain, must be up-to-date with all of the newest, most state-of-the-art equipment and hardware, and if not, a disservice is being done to the client - and business owner.
Customers are also falling prey to a scam that begins when they look online for locksmith services and click a standard search ad. Unfortunately, some of these paid ad spaces are occupied by fake companies, though by all accounts, the ads and websites look legitimate. What’s worse, they program the ads so that Google search results and maps display them as physical stores in the prospective customer’s area - some even include pictures of storefronts.
According to investigative reporting done by Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home reps, these fake lead-generation ads may be created by call centers and/or individual scammers, with call center operators - that, in reality, are based out of the state or outside of the United States - keeping unskilled subcontractors on-call.
“Some of the things we advise folks to be aware of in terms of red flags include if an ad seems too good to be true, if the call is vague, if the response time is slow, if there’s a lack of consistency in appearance and if the so-called 'lock expert' makes excuses,” concludes a Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home security lock supervisor.
Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home brings more than 15 years of experience to residential, commercial and automotive clients in the Salesville, Gassville, Three Brothers and Cotter areas of Mountain Home, Arkansas, offering a sweeping range of locksmith solutions including emergency locksmith services, car unlock services, lockout emergencies, deadbolt services, security lock installations and safe lock applications. The company is located at 144 South Place in Cotter, and can be reached by calling (870) 706-5155. For more information visit the above cited website.
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Name: Shai Snir
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Organization: Mobile Locksmith Mountain Home
Address: 144 South Pl, Cotter, AR 72626, United States
Phone: +1-870-706-5155
Website: https://locksmithmountainhome.com/
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