reporter tonight as melanie michael. she's in florida with a warning from police and the energy company. >> it all started with a knock on the we're not the only reason we need to everybody know that what happened with the meters for duke. the homeowner tells us it seemed unusual that a work crew which show up on a saturday night at 06:00pm with 5 guys waiting outside in plain clothes were not selling yours is going to be on thursday. >> between 5, 7, thank you so much, steve smith says it was a shady situation from the start. thanks. if somebody is a predator, they'll take every advantage they can to get what they want. >> steve told us his wife communicated through the front door. luckily never opening it. >> on the other side stood 2 young men claiming they were from duke energy. one of them holding a camera as 3 others waited near the curb thought that they were anywhere from 14 to 20. >> and honestly, they definitely not, you know, the guy knocking on the door at the most is 22 and then everybody else is, you know,