Stamford Police Issue Utility Scam Alert

STAMFORD, Conn. - The Stamford Police Department is cautioning homeowners to be wary of a recent spate of utility scams involving Eversource.

Scammers posing as Eversource employees have recently been running utility scams in Connecticut.
Photo Credit: *Eversource*

Zak Failla

01/25/2018 6:00 a.m.

An alert was issued by the department on Wednesday after investigators were contacted by several concerned citizens reporting the recent uptick in utility scams, particularly from a fraudster posing as an Eversource employee.

Police said that any homeowner that receives a call from 1-800-387-1880 from a person purporting to be from Eversource, it is a scam. Scammers often employ VOIP and spoof numbers and that calls can appear to be coming from many other numbers.

In response to the recently reported scams, Eversource has compiled a page of tips to avoid scammers, which can be read online.

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