Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott warns consumers to not give out any personal information to people claiming to offer utility assistance.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is warning consumers in San Antonio and throughout the state of a scam that claims to offer financial assistance to help cover the cost of utility bills.
Individuals have been contacting people through in-person solicitations, social media, fliers, phone calls and text message to sign people up for a fictitious Obama administration program that supposedly pays people?s utility bills. People are given a so-called ?Federal Reserve bank routing number? to pay their utility bills.
However, to activate this program, utility customers are told they must provide Social Security numbers and bank routing numbers. People who fall for this scam end up giving away sensitive personal information.
There have been reports of this scam sweeping the country, according to the Attorney General?s Office.
Abbott says that consumers should never give their Social Security number, credit card number or bank account information to anyone who asks for it during an unsolicited phone call or in-home visit. If someone calls claiming to represent CPS Energy? and demands payment or personal information, people should hang up the phone and call the customer service number on their bills.
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