During International Fraud Awareness Week Nov. 13-19 – and Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 16 – Atlantic City Electric is joining companies throughout the U.S. and Canada to help make customers mindful of energy-related scams designed to steal money and personal information. Scams occur throughout the year, but, as ACE senior communications specialist Frank Tedesco reports, utilities generally see an increase in attempted scams through the holidays.
“Scammers take advantage of their victim’s stress and higher-than-usual activity levels that come with the holiday…
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