Scammers are targeting businesses in the Halifax area by posing as Nova Scotia Power on the phone.
According to the utility, the caller pretends to be a representative of the company and threatens to cut the power off immediately unless the caller receives a cash payment at a designated location.
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Nova Scotia Power stresses the calls are not coming from them and that they do not require in-person bill payments.
“The company would never call out of the blue and issue an ultimatum on first contact,” Nova Scotia Power said in a news release.
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Customers who receive a suspicious request for payment are asked to call Nova Scotia Power’s customer care centre at 1-800-428-6230 to confirm it’s real.
Customers should also report any attempted fraud to police.
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