Male voice answers with a laugh and then asks for the person in my household in charge of paying the gas bill. When I reply that that person is not here, the male voice says he will call back at another time and hangs up.
Upon looking into this strange number (Arlington He IL) on my Caller ID, I find it is a cell phone from Cook County, Chicago, IL. Do NOT give anyone from this number any personal information! It's a SCAM.
they claim they are from NICOR gas company , offering some kind of price protection on natural gas for January , February, March. I'm sure they are concerned about lowering my gas bill !!!
I received a call earlier today, no response when I answered. Got a second call this afternoon. This time the call was answered when I picked up. She asked for the person responsible for paying our natural gas bill. She said that we qualified for a 10% discount on our bill. She asked if we had received any mail on this offer, and if we could get our current Nicor bill. Told her that I didn't have time to look up the bill, and asked for her number to call her back. She listed her call back number: 866-362-7122. I ran this number on 800notes, and there were several reports there. Most comments spoke about slamming your gas bill, and switching your natural gas supplier without you realizing it. Seems like there is always somebody trying to pull a fast one on the phone!
Got a call from them today. they asked to speak with the person responsible for the electric bill. I said I am that person. But I didn't say anything else. They then abruptly hung-up.
Weird