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Scammer Poses as National Grid Worker During Power Outages

by Tim Stevens on December 16, 2008 at 12:30 PM

Scammer Poses as National Grid Worker During Power Outages
After this past weekend's devastating ice storms that hit much of the Northeastern U.S., hundreds of thousands of people are still out of power thanks to downed trees and overloaded transformers. Many are getting desperate to get the juice restored in their homes, and sadly at least one scammer is attempting to profit from the situation, posing as a National Grid worker and asking for cash.

The man was making the rounds in Boston suburb Worcester, going to homes without power dressed as a National Grid employee and saying that he could turn their power back on -- for a fee. It's unclear how much he was asking for and whether anyone actually paid him, but (assuming you can actually read this post) if someone comes a knockin' at your door and makes promises about turning your lights back on in exchange for a little cash, make sure you ask for some identification. [From: WCVB TV]

Tags: ice storm, IceStorm, national grid, NationalGrid, power, power outage, PowerOutage, safety, scam, security

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