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Alert Issued For NYSEG Phone Scam Alert Issued For NYSEG Phone Scam
Alert Issued For Nyseg Phone Scam The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is cautioning area residents to be wary of a NYSEG “Green Dot Money Paks” phone scam that makes the rounds annually each summer. For several years, during the dog days of summer, local businesses in Putnam County have reportedly received phone calls from scammers who claim to be representatives from NYSEG. The fraudster tells the caller that the business is behind in their electric bills. Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr. said that the scammers then “warns the business that to avoid having their electric service from being shut off, they have to make payment imm…