SaskPower is warning customers of a potential scam in which people are being threatened with having their power cut off.
According to their news release issued last Thursday, the scam calls are coming from a 1-800 and 1-866 prefix and appearing to be targeting small businesses.
In all these cases the caller states that shutting off the power is imminent and can only be avoided by sending money immediately, either via prepaid credit card or Canada Post voucher.
SaskPower urges customers to be suspicious of calls which threaten to disconnect power within the hour.
They state that they do not ask customers to make purchases using prepaid cards of any kind, and works with customers on repayment arrangements to avoid disconnection.
They advise customers to hang up if you doubt the authenticity of a call. Also, if you wish to verify the status of your account, contact SaskPower at 1-888-757-6937.
Anyone targeted by scammers is encouraged to report the incident to police and to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501. For more on how to protect from fraud go to http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca.
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