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Utility Scam Awareness Week

Brookfield, CT
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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
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…

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by Christina Coulter
Newburgh, NY
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Beware Of These Utility Scams, Central Hudson Says Beware Of These Utility Scams, Central Hudson Says Beware Of These Utility Scams, Central Hudson Says
Beware Of These Utility Scams, Central Hudson Says Central Hudson is reminding customers to be wary of identity thieves in recognition of Utility Scam Awareness Week.  The utility company launched their awareness week, held this year on the week on Nov. 16, to increase awareness of the methods that scammers often use.  “Central Hudson takes threats against our customers very seriously, so we participate in this important awareness campaign and collaborate with Utilities United Against Scams to help customers avoid becoming victimized,” said Charles A. Freni, President and C.E.O. of Central Hudson. Sixty percent of all utility sca…

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by Christina Coulter