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04/28/2020
Scammers take new approach to classic utility scam amid COVID-19
WHSV TV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WHSV) — You hopefully already know by this point that scammers have been taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic for one of their classic calls: threatening to turn your utilities off.
That scam, which always preys on people's fears, is especially malicious as millions of Americans deal with job losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Utility scams typically demand immediate payment and threaten service disconnection if you fail to cooperate or question the caller’s legitimacy.
But in Virginia and West Virginia, utilities have been ordered to suspend all service terminations throughout the crisis, so a shutoff is not legally possible at the moment.
So scammers have adapted.
According to Dominion Energy, they've now gotten multiple reports of people claiming to represent Dominion and offering a discount on your electric bill.
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