Federal Employees Should Protect Themselves This Holiday Season
Utility companies are warning seniors and others about the increase in scammers this time of the year. Some of our previous posts have addressed this lurking evil, but to have the utility companies spread cheer by asking customers to be wary of scammers is a very good thing amidst all of the turmoil in our country.
Dominion Power Company sent out emails to its customers explaining that they do not contact customers by phone, email, text or in person asking for confidential information and/or threatening disconnection in exchange for immediate payment in cash, pre-paid cards, or through PayPal.
Dominion even offered ways to protect seniors and other customers against scams:
If you are approached by someone in person claiming to be from Dominion, or the power company, always ask for a company-issued picture I.D. Better still, don’t even answer your door. Call the power company and ask if a representative has been sent out to your home. If not, a follow-up call should also be made to the police.
If someone calls you pretending to be a power company representative and you feel pressured to provide payment or personal information, capture the phone number and hang up.
You can also verify your account information including bill amount, by signing in to your online account. Dominion also warns that scams are not limited to impersonating a utility company. Dominion is the power company in the area where I live, but this is a warning no matter who your power company happens to be.
It is wise to take extra precaution during the holiday season and not a bad idea to do it all year.
P. S. Always Remember to Share What You Know
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