Cooperative warns about scam

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Cooperative warns about scam

Fri, 07/31/2020 - 03:16
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KEARNEY – Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative warns consumer-members in Ray, Clay, Platte and other counties of a new phone scam targeting them. The scam consists of PCEC members being falsely told the cooperative was bought out by another utility and their payments were not processed correctly due to the merger. They are then instructed to buy a prepaid debit card and transmit the card information to pay an overdue amount to avoid having their power shut off. PCEC would never demand members use a particular form of payment for their account nor suggest a prepaid debit card be purchased to do business with the co-op. Members can call the co-op at 816-628-3121 or visit company offices in Kearney during regular business hours to speak with a member service representative and verify the status of their accounts. Account information is also available through PCEC’s online bill pay portal, which can be found on www. PCEC.coop. Any member who may have been a fraud victim should immediately…

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