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Eversource Gives Tips To Avoid Utility Scams Eversource Gives Tips To Avoid Utility Scams
Eversource Gives Tips To Avoid Utility Scams Scammers are using the COVID-19 pandemic to their advantage, according to utility company Eversource.  Along with a slew of utility companies, Eversource is participating in Utility Scam Awareness Week, notifying its customers of common scam tactics and ways to avoid falling victim.  The most common scam tactic, according to the company, involves a caller warning a victim that services will be shut off because their utility bills have not been paid.  Generally, the scammer will impersonate an employee at a utility company and ask for the victim's credit or debit card informa…