“We get these from time to time, but we definitely do not call and threaten people,” Badgett said, “and we definitely don’t ask them to go out and buy prepaid Visa cards.”īadgett said while the company does give customers a courtesy call if a bill is late, it is long before any service is shut off. The caller then allegedly tells customers they can keep their power on if they buy a prepaid Visa card, call back and pay their bill over the phone. The caller reportedly tells customers their power bill is late and that they will be shutting services off in one hour.
Tonight’s temperature is expected to get close to 30 degrees.Ĭindy Badgett, director of external affairs for Sawnee EMC, said customers have, in the past, reported receiving phone calls from someone who identified themselves as a Sawnee EMC employee. “It’s obvious today they’re targeting Forsyth County residents, and likely because it’s supposed to get cold tonight and people don’t want their heat shut off,” Rainwater said. Rainwater said Sawnee EMC reported “the same thing in Jackson County a few days ago and Georgia Power also said a similar has taken place as recently as yesterday.” The last four digits on the phone number are 4254. On the phone, the scammer allegedly states that if a payment is not made today, power will be cut off to their home, Rainwater said. FORSYTH COUNTY - A local electric scam that has previously targeted Forsyth County residents is back again, according to spokespeople with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.Īround 3:30 Friday afternoon, deputies started receiving calls from residents about calls they are reportedly receiving from someone claiming to be with Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, a Cumming-based electric services provider, according to Deputy Doug Rainwater, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office.
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