SFE Energy California, Inc Homophobic scam artists Oakland California

A young man knocked on my door today in a chipper manner, which is odd because we get no visitors in our retirement community. Upon opining the door, he immediately launched into a slick scripted narrative, trying to convince me that SFE Energy was providing my gas to PG&E, and saying that he was just trying to make sure that my meter is working correctly.

I knew instantly that he was a salesman, and told him that I wasn't interested. He ignored me, and went right on talking (very rapidly), and saying that I'm already one of their customers, and he was just trying to help me. I said that I didn't believe him, and told him to leave. I locked my door, and waited. He stood on my porch, still talking and saying that I could call PG&E to verify his identity.

I told him to leave or I would call the police, and he then got mean and began chiding me, saying that he "ain't afraid" and that I could "go ahead and call the police then!"  I told him to leave, and warned him that I have a gun in the house (not sure whether he'd try to get in or not...it was that frightening!).  He finally left, but yelled out homophobic comments on his way down the driveway.

I now see that there are numerous complaints about this company online, and that my suspicions that they're a scam are being verified by others.