essman turned the tables on a pair of would-be scammers Monday after they posed as employees of Southern California Edison and threatened to cut off his power if he didn’t pay a purportedly overdue bill.
But Harvey Durand, owner of the Tea & Coffee Exchange, had paid the bill online and had a confirmation number to prove it, so he pushed back hard against the scheme.
“They were very convincing, trust me,” Durand said, though he was immediately skeptical because of the caller’s heavy accent.
Durand said a call arrived at his business from the “Edison Disconnect Department” at a time when he was away from the store. The caller told Durand’s employee Edison was going to shut off Tea & Coffee Exchange’s power because its bill was outstanding.
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essman turned the tables on a pair of would-be scammers Monday after they posed as employees of Southern California Edison and threatened to cut off his power if he didn’t pay a purportedly overdue bill.
But Harvey Durand, owner of the Tea & Coffee Exchange, had paid the bill online and had a confirmation number to prove it, so he pushed back hard against the scheme.
“They were very convincing, trust me,” Durand said, though he was immediately skeptical because of the caller’s heavy accent.
Durand said a call arrived at his business from the “Edison Disconnect Department” at a time when he was away from the store. The caller told Durand’s employee Edison was going to shut off Tea & Coffee Exchange’s power because its bill was outstanding.
See: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc ... ftcPJeZhsMd5h7g
An alert Lake Arrowhead Village busin