SaskPower warns customers about phone scam threatening to cut off power
CBC News | Posted: August 4, 2017 6:27 PM | Last Updated: August 4, 2017
Scammers may also send out emails asking people to download zip files
If someone phones you claiming to be a representative of SaskPower and threatens to cut off your power if a payment is not made immediately, it's a scam, the Crown corporation warns.
Hang up the phone, the company advises.
SaskPower does not handle overdue accounts in such a manner, and arrangements can be made to make payments over a period of time.
The Crown is also warning people about fraudulent emails from the address "SaskPower billing," which suggest people download a zip file.
Don't download it. Delete the email. Call SaskPower at 1-888-757-6937 and ask, the company says.
Anyone who has been the target of scammers is encouraged to report the incident to their police department and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.
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