ATLANTA, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Since August, when we first issued a
press release about this scam, an unknown female impersonator claiming to
be a Georgia Power employee has targeted more than 60 customers in the
metro Atlanta area.
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The individual contacts Georgia Power customers by phone informing
victims that their electric bill is past due and that an urgent credit card
payment is needed to avoid loss of service within 24 hours.
If the scam artist receives credit card numbers from Georgia Power
customers, she then wires money from their credit card accounts to
different locations.
Georgia Power employees will never call a customer at home seeking
personal information. When a customer is past due on a bill, a recorded
message is sent to the customer's home phone encouraging them to contact
Georgia Power to discuss the status of their account.
Also, the company's field service representatives will never ask a
customer for money when they visit a residence. All Georgia Power company
representatives carry badges with picture identification, their name and
the company's name and logo. Any field service representatives will also be
in uniform and in vehicles marked with the company's logo. To view official
company uniforms click on http://www.georgiapower.com.
Georgia Power's Corporate Security department is working with local law
enforcement agencies throughout the state to identify the perpetrators. If
anyone has been victimized by one of these schemes, or has any information
about suspects, they are asked to contact Georgia Power's Corporate
Security department at 404-506-4116.
Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the
nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an
investor-owned, tax-paying utility with rates well below the national
average. Georgia Power serves 2.25 million customers in all but four of
Georgia's 159 counties.
SOURCE Georgia Power
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Related links:
http://www.georgiapower.com/
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CONTACT:
Tiffany Gilstrap of Georgia Power,
+1-404-506-7676 or +1-800-282-1696, corpcomm@georgiapower.com
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