Scams targeting utility customers nationally continue to affect Connecticut Light & Power customers, with the most recent version targeting Spanish-speaking customers, reports a press release from the utility. The scam involves prepaid “Green Dot” VISA credit cards, said the release. Callers claiming to represent CL&P may contact customers, telling them their service is scheduled to be shut off, then advising them to make a payment by purchasing a “Green Dot” VISA card. Customers are then asked to call another phone number where information is obtained from the credit card and the monetary value is removed from the “Green Dot” VISA card. Spanish-speaking customers have been the most recent target of these individuals who call and falsely tell customers that the company is detecting excessive amounts of electricity being drawn from their home and it must be fixed immediately – for a price – to prevent a fire, reported the CL&P press release. In this scenario, the release said, customers are also told that in order to make a payment, they must purchase an untraceable pre-paid debit card, such as the “Green Dot” card. “If a customer gets a call of this nature, he or she can verify that it is [...]
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