SaskPower warns customers about phone scam threatening to cut off power
SaskPower is warning people about a phone scam in the province in which customers' power connection is threatened if payment is not made.
Scammers may also send out emails asking people to download zip files
If someone phones you claiming to be a representative of SaskPower and threatens to cut off your power if a payment is not made immediately, it's a scam, the Crown corporation warns.
Hang up the phone, the company advises.
SaskPower does not handle overdue accounts in such a manner, and arrangements can be made to make payments over a period of time.
The Crown is also warning people about fraudulent emails from the address "SaskPower billing," which suggest people download a zip file.
Don't download it. Delete the email. Call SaskPower at 1-888-757-6937 and ask, the company says.
Anyone who has been the target of scammers is encouraged to report the incident to their police department and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.
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