I called out a scammer on the phone. Fairly sophisticated scam.
got a call from the power company, said we’ve been past due for a few months, and they’ve sent us several notices. Of course, we ALWAYS pay our bill, so this was the first obvious red flag. I tell him we always pay, and he said it’s likely a glitch in the system, but since he doesn’t work in billing, he can’t help me...
they gave me a phone number to call, so I called it, and they had actually recorded the real power companies answering message, so it sounded legit. I pressed the number on the phone for the billing department, and someone picked up right away...
yeah, okay. This totally isn’t plausible. Lol. I wasn’t put on hold, and when I gave the girl the extension for the supervisor, the supervisor picked up the phone right away too. Lol. Yeah, that was what sealed their fate...
so the supervisor says that it’s an automated system, and he can’t prevent our power from being turned off unless the balance was brought to current. And proceeded to tell me that when the glitch was worked out, I would receive a full refund AND 30% OFF MY NEXT THREE BILLS...lmao
yeah. Okay. Cause the power company just offers ridiculous discounts for you to pay your bill...haha
anyway, called the dude out, and got hung-up on. Called back, andthey answered “Taco Bell”
so I told the dude I had a fat burrito for him to suck on...