Mississippi Power warns against scammers posing as employees
Gulfport, Miss. – Scam artists are taking their attempts to take advantage of customers to a new level, with reports of someone posing as a Mississippi Power employee to gain access to a customer’s home.
“We take every call from a customer about a scam very seriously,” Steve Ford, Mississippi Power Security manager, said. “If even one person falls prey to a scam, it’s one too many, so we encourage everyone to be vigilant if someone approaches their home.”
All Mississippi Power field representatives are uniformed and travel in company vehicles marked with the Mississippi Power logo. Each employee also carries a badge with his or her photograph, name and the company logo.
Field service representatives’ work consists of checking equipment located outside of residences and customers are encouraged to contact Mississippi Power should they want to verify an employees’ information. Representatives will never ask a customer for money or ask to enter a residence.
Mississippi Power’s Corporate Security department is working with local law enforcement agencies across our service territory to identify the perpetrators.
Anyone who has been victimized or has any information about a suspect should call Mississippi Power’s Customer Service Line at 1-800-532-1502 and the local police department.
Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), produces safe, reliable and environmentally responsible energy for more than 186,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. Recognized throughout the utility industry for excellence in storm restoration and recovery efforts, Mississippi Power is the 2013 winner of the Edison Electric Institute’s Emergency Assistance Award. As a leader in safety, Mississippi Power ranked first in the 2013 Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE) Safety Performance Reports. Visit our websites at mississippipower.com and mississippipowernews.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube.
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