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Scammers May Be Going Door To Door Posing As Workers, PSEG Says Scammers May Be Going Door To Door Posing As Workers, PSEG Says
Scammers May Be Going Door To Door Posing As Workers, Pseg Says Fraudsters on Long Island are stepping up their game, becoming more creative in door-to-door scams targeting utility customers, PSEG announced. PSEG Long Island issued an alert this week warning customers that some scammers have begun positing as PSEG workers, knocking on peoples’ doors in an attempt to ascertain cash. According to PSEG, the scammers have been demanding money through prepaid debit cards or bitcoin, threatening to turn off power to residences if the homeowner doesn’t comply. PSEG said that If one wants to verify the person at your door is an actual employee, there's a numbe…

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PSEG Long Island Customers Targets Of New Phone Scam PSEG Long Island Customers Targets Of New Phone Scam
Pseg Long Island Customers Targets Of New Phone Scam Suffolk County lawmakers are warning customers of PSEG Long Island to be aware of a scam that has been making the rounds in the area. Police said that customers who are up to date on their las have been receiving phone calls from scammers that are spoofed to appear with “PSEG Long Island” on the Called ID, threatening to shut down power unless they pay a sizable fine. Nearly 4,000 scam calls have been reported to PSEG Long Island so far this year, compared with 4,088 scam calls reported in all of 2018, the company said. Recent weeks have seen an increase in the number of people tricked by …

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