3/14/2014
SCAM ALERT
Electric cooperatives in Virginia are reporting fraudulent activity by people knocking on members’ doors and by telephone calls.
Electric cooperatives in Virginia are reporting fraudulent activity by people knocking on members’ doors and by telephone calls.
If someone appears at your door claiming to represent A & N Electric Cooperative without proper identification, call us at 757-787-9750 or 1-800-431-2632 to verify the visit. Our office is open from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.
Never let anyone into your home unless you have scheduled an appointment or unless the person has proper identification. The ANEC logo should appear on shirts and vehicles. If you suspect someone is impersonating an ANEC employee, do not let them into your home and call the police immediately.
If you receive a phone call from a person representing themselves as an A & N Electric Cooperative (ANEC) employee and you suspect it is a scam, hang up. Do not give the caller any personal information. Be especially protective of your social security number, bank and credit card numbers, and driver’s license number. ANEC requests members pay their electric bills in person or by mail to the Tasley office, or on-line from our web site at www.anec.com.
Legitimate companies will not call or email you asking for your account number or password, so keep your account information to yourself. Generally, if a call is initiated from ANEC regarding a past due bill a prerecorded message is used asking the member to simply contact our office. You should also not assume that you can trust caller ID to let you know where a caller is located. Because scammers may use Internet calling technology, the area code you see may not reflect where they really are. Write down the person's name, then hang up and call ANEC's main line number at 757-787-9750 or 1-800-431-2632.
Co-op members should be aware and know that these phone calls or door-to-door visits are not valid. Finally, please warn neighbors, friends and relatives who may be susceptible to these types of scams.
Headquartered in Tasley, A&N Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric-distribution utility that serves more than 35,000 homes, farms and businesses in Accomack and Northampton Counties in Virginia and Somerset County, Maryland as the primary electric utility for all of Virginia’s Eastern Shore. For more information, visit www.anec.com.
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