"They come around and say I was just at Aunty so and so down the street and she said that she might be interested I think they really try to get you to feel comfortable about making you feel like they met someone you knew," says Celise Nakakura, Hawaii Kai resident.
Nakakura says she’s seen a lot of people trying to sell products door to door in their neighborhood.
The most recent sales pitch happened when her daughter Cierra answered the door.
"They’re like yeah, you know we talked you know we saw your neighbors yeah, Aunty Suzie said you guys were good people that you guys would want some soap and stuff like that," says Cierra Nakakura, Hawaii Kai resident.
Fortunately, Nakakura told her daughter to tell them they’re not interested, and close the door.
"They were wearing some kind of jersey and basketball shorts they didn’t look like they were salespersons. I felt really uncomfortable because it wasn’t they didn’t look very safe in a way I didn’t feel very safe," says Cierra Nakakura.
According to the Hawaii BBB, East Oahu is not the only neighborhood being targeted.
Other communities on Oahu have also been hit.
"They try to create a need where a need does not exist they use high pressure sales tactics they won’t take no for an answer they always want to try to let you let them into their homes," says Timothy Caminos, Hawaii Better Business Bureau.
Caminos warns residents if you feel pressured to buy something on the spot, that’s usually a red flag that it’s a scam.
"Ask for a person’s credentials and then look them up if you’re not comfortable with them just say no and go about your business," says Caminos.
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