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Glen Rock Beauty Salon Owner Falls For PSE&G Phone Scam Glen Rock Beauty Salon Owner Falls For PSE&G Phone Scam
Glen Rock Beauty Salon Owner Falls For PSE&G Phone Scam Even merchants can be conned by scammers, authorities said, after the owner of a Glen Rock hair salon was taken for nearly $500. The Rock Road business owner said she got a call from someone claiming to be from PSE&G telling her that power would be cut off to her business if she didn’t pay an overdue bill, Police Chief Glen Ackermann said. Following instructions, the owner bought a Money Pak card for $478.45 and gave the caller the numbers on the card, the chief said. It was only afterward, he said, that the manager realized it was a scam and called police – too late, unfortunately. P…

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by Jerry DeMarco