Attorney General Gentner Drummond and OG&E are working collectively to warn Oklahomans about scams involving photo voltaic vitality tools and providers.
Drummond urged Oklahomans to stay vigilant in defending themselves in opposition to telephone scams.
“Fraudsters are at all times in search of new methods to separate unsuspecting people from their cash, and this newest telephone rip-off is not any exception,” he stated. “Oklahomans must be cautious of high-pressure ways in telephone or door-to-door solicitations, even when they declare to be related to a good firm. Always confirm.”
OG&E prospects have alerted the ability firm to a latest enhance in automated telephone calls. One name guarantees hundreds of {dollars} in rebates for OG&E prospects in keeping with “new vitality coverage” and “mandates.” The caller requested prospects to join a photo voltaic vitality program saying it might “help our new mandate.”
Another name featured a person claiming to be with OG&E and threatening to chop off service to prospects in the event that they did not pay their invoice instantly over the telephone. OG&E prospects additionally reported a rise in door-to-door salespeople attempting to promote photo voltaic tools and falsely claiming to be affiliated with or working with OG&E.
“We by no means name our prospects and ask them to pay their payments, nor will we go door to door to enroll them in particular applications or providers. Despite any claims, OG&E doesn’t have any photo voltaic panel set up companions, nor will we advocate or affiliate with any firm that sells photo voltaic manufacturing tools,” stated Aaron Cooper, company communications supervisor. “We perceive the frustrations and affect of scams, and we wish our prospects to remember and shield themselves from turning into a sufferer of the newest rip-off. We thank the Attorney General and his group for his or her work to guard of Oklahomans from these kind of scams.
The Consumer Protection Unit of the Attorney General’s workplace gives tricks to keep away from falling sufferer to this rip-off:
- No respected firm will power you to enroll instantly;
- No respected firm will ask for cost upfront or in a selected format (eg wire, Venmo / CashApp / Zelle, present playing cards, cryptocurrency);
- Ignore numbers you do not acknowledge;
- If you imagine the provide is real, go to the OG&E web site and name the client assist line to confirm;
- If you miss a name from an unknown quantity, do not name again; and
- Remind older associates and neighbors who could also be susceptible to these kind of scams about methods to keep away from turning into a sufferer.
Anyone who believes they stands out as the sufferer of a phone rip-off ought to contact the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office at [email protected] or (833) 681-1895.
Source: press launch
