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Monday, January 28, 2013

PECO Warns of Debit Card Scam

Customers purchase pre-paid debit cards that are then drained by fraudsters, the company said.

A scam in which PECO customers are misled into purchasing pre-paid debit cards which are then drained of funds has struck the Philadelphia region, the electric and gas utility said Thursday. In the scam, customers are contacted by persons who claim to work for PECO and informed that they must make an immediate payment in order to avoid their electricity being shut off.  The phony employee then instructs the customer to purchase a pre-paid debit card from a convenience store or similar location, then to provide that card's number. The fraud operators then drain the funds on the card. “We want to make our customers aware of this scam so they can protect themselves from becoming victims of this and other fraudulent activities,” said Mark …

jk

1:07 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Honestly, who is stupid enough to fall for this?   more ›

Monday, July 16, 2012

PECO Warns Customers of Utility Scam

President Obama is not providing funding to help pay your electric or gas bill.

A scam intended to deceive people into providing their social security numbers, banking details, and other personal information by misleading them to believe that the government will help pay their utility bills has appeared in the greater Philadelphia region, PECO said. The scam, which has been reportedly taking place through social media such as Facebook, text messages, telephone and U.S. Mail, claims that President Barack Obama is providing funding to help customers pay their utility bills. “We want to make our customers aware of this scam and any potential issues so they can protect themselves from becoming victims of identity theft and other fraudulent activities,” said Mark Alden, PECO vice president of Customer Operations. PECO …

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JDBroomall

2:52 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012

PR: I would bet my house that you have given out your SS number to at least 1,000 people that did not require it. How many times did you supply it and write it down to someone that asked for it? Unless you were claiming an income from them... you didn't need to supply it I also would bet my house that you have given out your banking account numbers to every single person you ever wrote a check to…   more ›

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