HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Power says its customers are getting scam telephone calls by someone posing as an employee of the utility and demanding money on a pre-paid credit card.
The utility says the caller tells customers their account is in arrears and the balance must immediately be paid or their power will be disconnected.
Customers are then directed to buy a pre-paid credit card and phone a number to make the payment.
This is the second time Nova Scotia Power has warned its customers of the scam because it has continued since its first alerted the public about it on Dec. 19.
Over the past couple of weeks, the utility says the calls have focused mainly on restaurants.
It says similar calls are also being made to customers of other utilities across the country.
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