Victim Location 31217
Type of a scam Utility
Eric Called and said that Georgia Power utility was going to be cut off. He called because he was unable to actually get to the location. He used Badge number 500-25, and said to call back to customer service at 877-899-4563. Call this number which said it was Georgia Power, man named Jason Harding came on phone saying that he would hold the disconnection for 45 minutes if someone would go to a FlashFoods or CVS and puchase a MoneyPak card, then call him back and give him the confirmation number on the back of the card, he wanted $422.88. I could call him back at his extension 106 and he was working until 6pm.
Victim Location 44119
Type of a scam Utility
Call came in (spoofed) as 216-288-1733.
"Hello, this is Michelle calling about your latest Dominion East Ohio gas bill. When you have located a copy of your latest bill please call me back at 440-732-3073."
Calling this number resulted in a pitch to get me to change my gas supplier. This is deceptive and you need to shut them down! The 440 number above will tell you who it really is, use your resources to shut them down!
Victim Location 02111
Type of a scam Utility
Voicemail/Call ‘Wendy Smith’ regarding ‘Utility Charges on your electric bill’. They include a fake reference number and tell you to call back @ 617-658-1417.
Victim Location 02190
Type of a scam Utility
My company was called by a person saying he was from National Grid and that our electricity was scheduled to be shut off today for a delinquent payment. I spoke to him and he said to call the 800 number above to tell them the payment was sent. I called the 800 number and the person posed as a supervisor from National Grid. He suggested I pay by credit card and I declined. After the call, we called the number on our National Grid bill and they confirmed our payment was up to date and that is not one of their numbers.
Victim Location 02116
Type of a scam Utility
The caller said they were representatives of Eversource and would like to offer me a discounted rate if I gave them the information from my last bill. I hang up and called Eversourse – the official representative confirmed it was a scam.