Authored By Chloé Morrison

EPB said that community members should remember to be aware of ongoing scams involving people who impersonate EPB employees and contractors.

People in the area continue to be targeted by telephone scams from callers posing as EPB employees or collection agents who inform them that their electric service will be disconnected unless immediate payments are made with a reloadable debit card, according to a news release.

Although EPB gives courtesy calls to remind customers of past due accounts, EPB does not ask customers to make immediate payments with prepaid debit cards.

There have also been reports that people impersonating EPB tree contractors have approached customers with offers to perform tree work on a cash-only basis.

“EPB employees and contractors never solicit customers for payments to perform tree work,” also according to the news release. “Additionally, EPB contractors use clearly marked vehicles and carry identification showing that they are working for EPB.”

EPB said that customers who get a visit or call from these solicitors should call police and give a description of the imposters.

Anyone who gets a call from a person claiming to represent EPB demanding immediate payment should call 423-648-1372.