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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Police Warn Public About Phone Scam

Caller claims to be from power company

by Abigail Curran

http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/police-warn-public-about-phone-scam/26652688#!3JM4d

BURLINGTON, Vt. —Police are warning about a scam from someone claiming to be from Green Mountain Power.

Burlington police say someone received a call requesting credit card information because they were told their account was overdue. They knew it was a fake since they don't use GMP.

Green Mountain Power verified that they have had an ongoing issues like this regarding fraudulent phone calls.

Police remind everyone to verify the company before providing any personal information.

If you have any information regarding the scam, contact Burlington police at 802- 658-2704.

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