Victim Location 29420
Total money lost $505.95
Type of a scam Utility
SCE&G now Dominion Energy’s auto pay "contract" expiration.
You are told auto pay continues to take payments, notify you of approved said payment but holds it hostage in a refund account and DOES NOT apply it to your account. And are asked to confirm the bill amounts already paid.
Field technician calls to say electric will be turned off in 45mins if I don’t pay 2 previous month bills and the current bill not due yet.
Told to take $498 cash and buy a voucher from CVS and then call Dominion with receipt voucher.
They will hold your other payments for up to 60 days then refund it to your card.
Victim Location 22312
Type of a scam Utility
These guys call you and pretend to be Dominion Electric collections people — they threaten to turn off your power unless you go to a store and send them a direct cash deposit. Elaborate scam using many people that they transfer you to while you are on the phone with them to try and sound legitimate. I was fooled for awhile.
The guy told me after I cursed him out that they are calling from the Bronx in NY (I accused them of being overseas) — who knows if that is true.