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EREC Warns Members About Telephone Scam
November 10, 2020
Escambia River Electric Cooperative is warning members about a telephone scam.
“In the past few days, we have had some members receive a phone call from someone saying they were an EREC representative,” the member owned cooperative said in a statement. “The person advised the members to call a telephone number, which was not an EREC office number, by 12 noon or their power would be disconnected.”
“We encourage our members to be extremely cautious with any telephone calls of this nature.”
Anyone that receives a such a call is asked to hang up and call EREC directly at (850) 675-4521 or (800) 235-3848.
Pictured: The Walnut Hill office of Escambia River Electric Cooperative. NorthEscambia.com photo.
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5 Responses to “EREC Warns Members About Telephone Scam”
I got a call Monday. They said they were the Electric Company and That I was behind on my bill.That I Had to talk to an agent before they cut off my service. When I got him on the line I told him to kiss my A** and hung up. The sad part is some people will fall for it.
If you ever have doubt about whether a call like this is legitimate, ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE SERVICE/BUSINESS before giving ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION. Unfortunately there are evil people out there too lazy to get off their butts and earn a decent living!
ALSO CALLS FROM SOCIAL SECURITY GOING TO BE LOCKED UP NEED YOUR SS NUMBER
I had a call yesterday from someone saying he was from Gulf Power and my power was getting ready to be cut off due to non payment. They wanted my SS number to look up my account. He even knew my address. Needless to say, it was also a scam.
The more I talked with him, the more deep he got into his lies. He said I had not paid my bills for the last 3 to 4 months. And, I knew I had paid my latest bill three weeks prior.
The scary thing is he somewhat sounded legitimate.
Don’t fall for it folks.
Gulf Power customers are receiving the same calls. (850) 480-4313 Got one yesterday and reported to Gulf Power..