{"id":1917,"date":"2025-02-08T21:35:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T21:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riveredgepolice.org\/?page_id=1917"},"modified":"2025-02-08T21:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T21:36:45","slug":"scam-utility-scam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riveredgepolice.org\/index.php\/scam-utility-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam &#8211; Utility Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1917\" class=\"elementor elementor-1917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b1213a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b1213a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd1a14\" data-id=\"3cd1a14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb740fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb740fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1919 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/riveredgepolice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Utility-Scam-1-248x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riveredgepolice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Utility-Scam-1-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/riveredgepolice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Utility-Scam-1.png 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Utility Scam \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0People are receiving phone calls from someone purporting to be with PSE&amp;G and telling them to respond to 7-Eleven to pay an overdue bill. The fake representative messages a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0bar code and tells the victim to scan the code at the store and then deposit the cash. Once the money is deposited the victim cannot get the money back. \u00a0<strong>HANG UP AND CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR UTILITY BILL TO CONFIRM ANY DEBT YOU ARE TOLD YOU OWE.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Utility Scam \u2013\u00a0People are receiving phone calls from someone purporting to be with PSE&amp;G and telling them to respond to 7-Eleven to pay an overdue bill. The fake representative messages a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0bar code and tells the victim to scan the code at the store and then deposit the cash. 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