It’s the holiday season and, unfortunately, scams are inevitable. They seem to increase this time of the year when folks are busy preparing for the holidays. Scammers can catch people off guard and threaten you with the termination of power to your home. 
 

Utility scams often involve an individual posing as an employee of your electric cooperative. The scammer may use threatening language in order to frighten you into offering your credit card or bank account information. Don’t fall victim to these types of scams. Understand the threats posed and your best course of action: 

• If someone calls your home or cell phone demanding that you pay your electric bill immediately, gather as much information as you can from that individual, hang-up the phone and contact your utility provider. 
   
• Scammers often use threats and urgency to pressure you into giving them your bank account number or loading a pre-paid credit or debit card (such as a Green Dot card). Fayette Electric Cooperative will never ask you to offer up personal finance information over the phone. If you have any doubts about your utility bill, contact our office either in person, or over the phone at 979-968-3181 or 1-866-968-3181. 
   
• If someone comes to your home claiming to be an employee of Fayette EC that needs to collect money or inspect parts of your property, call us to verify they are, in fact, an employee. If they are not, call local authorities for assistance and do not let the individual into your home.

Fayette EC wants to make sure you do not fall victim to a scam that could put you or your financial information in jeopardy.