SaskPower warns customers about phone scam threatening to cut off power

If someone phones you claiming to be a representative of SaskPower and threatens to cut off your power if a payment is not made immediately, it's a scam, the Crown corporation warns.

Hang up the phone, the company advises.

SaskPower does not handle overdue accounts in such a manner, and arrangements can be made to make payments over a period of time.

The Crown is also warning people about fraudulent emailsfrom the address "SaskPowerbilling," which suggestpeople download a zip file.

Don't download it. Delete the email. Call SaskPowerat 1-888-757-6937 and ask, the company says.

Anyone who has been the target of scammers is encouraged to report the incident to their police department and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

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