The Washington Gas customer database may or may not have been compromised. However, as well all know, utility deregulation now gives us a choice for natural gas suppliers. Washington Gas will still deliver and bill us but another company may be the one actually supplying the gas to the system. These calls may be coming from one of the many companies authorized as alternate gas suppliers for Wash Gas customers. They may be using overseas call centers. Since they are not actually your current gas supplier, they need your Wash Gas account number to switch you to them as your supplier. Since the don't identify themselves upfront this is a blatant slamming attempt. You will likely get locked into a long term contract that may initially reduce your bill but eventually cost more after they raise there price part way into the contract. There will also be a hefty fee to switch back. Get the name of this alternate supplier if you can and see if they are listed with Wash Gas and then check their website for all the details on their charges and plans. Do not be pressured over the phone until you have had the chance to review everything about them including any BBB complaints against them.
Picked up the phone, nobody talked.
It had upfront the 001 code s somebody was calling from overseas.
I have seen warnings about this number in another web-page,
but nobody talked to me.
Received a call from this number stated my name correctly. I said speaking. (Sounded like it is from oversea) He started saying that he is from Washington Gas affiliated and said he could save me some money by enrolling to their program. I quickly said no thanks and he hangup as quickly as possible. Funny thing is my account was closed 2 months ago.
twice this number has called my phone and no one answers...it just hangs up...I called it back and the message is that the number or code is incorrect. WTH??
This was the third day in a row I received an incoming call around lunch time so I answered it this time. The caller stated my name incorrectly. (Sounded like he is from overseas) Then he started saying that he is from Washington Gas. I hung up as he had my old last name that was changed on my wg account over a year ago.