October 2011

ECEhas been alerted to a telephone scam that could be affecting our members.

Recently, a member in Braham reported that she received a call, supposedly from her electric company, saying that she hadn’t signed her check when she mailed in her payment. The caller asked the member for a credit card number so her payment could be processed.

In this case, the member recognized the scam because she does not pay her ECE bill by check. She was also suspicious because the call came on a Sunday. She did not provide any information to the caller and reported the incident to ECE.

Please do not share or confirm personal information with anyone over the phone. If you receive a call from someone claiming to represent ECE, ask for their name and then call ECE at 1-800-254-7944 to confirm if the call is legitimate.

Telephone calls attempting to defraud consumers should be reported to local law enforcement and to the Federal Trade Commission, 1-877-382-4357, or www.ftc.gov.