A screen grab from a PWP video (Photo – YouTube)
Scammers never sleep. Or sometimes it just seems so!
By Garrett Rowlan
Twenty people in Pasadena called Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) customer service in one hour on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, to complain that scammers had called them to threaten the shutoff of services if payment was not made. PWP advised the customers that the calls were fake.
Spoofed number
The number spoofed was 626-744 4006. People were told to call another number, 866-541 6092, regarding payment. A phone call like this is extortion. PWP will never call to demand payment.
Following is the public service announcement from PWP with instructions on how to protect yourself from utility:
yep they called about 10 times yesterday making it look like call was from city of pasadena or talbot electrical