ALERT :
- 6/18/13; West Hancock vs. Corwith Wesley Luverne Baseball will play varsity first at 5:45 p.m. No JV. :
Scam artist claims to be representative of Prairie Energy
PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE MEMBERS AROUND CLARION AND GARNER HAVE EXPERIENCED PHONE CALLS FROM SOMEONE PRETENDING TO BE A PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEE. IF YOU RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM A PERSON REPRESENTING HIMSELF AS A PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEE AND YOU DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE VOICE OR SUSPECT IT IS A SCAM, HANG UP. DO NOT GIVE THE CALLER ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY PROTECTIVE OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, BANK AND CREDIT CARD NUMBERS, AND DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER.
ACCORDING TO PRAIRIE ENERGY, LEGITIMATE COMPANIES DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL YOU ASKING FOR YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER OR PASSWORD, SO KEEP YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION TO YOURSELF. YOU SHOULD ALSO NOT ASSUME THAT YOU CAN TRUST CALLER ID TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE A CALLER IS LOCATED. SCAMMERS MAY USE INTERNET CALLING TECHNOLOGY, AND THE AREA CODE YOU SEE MAY NOT REFLECT WHERE THEY REALLY ARE. JOT DOWN THE PERSON’S NAME, THEN HANG UP AND CALL PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE AT 1-800-728-0013 OR 1-888-225-8707 TO VERIFY THE CALL.
IF SOMEONE APPEARS AT YOUR DOOR CLAIMING TO REPRESENT PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE, CALL TO VERIFY THE VISIT. NEVER LET ANYONE INTO YOUR HOME UNLESS YOU HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT OR UNLESS THE PERSON HAS PROPER IDENTIFICATION. THE PRAIRIE ENERGY LOGO SHOULD APPEAR ON HARDHATS, SHIRTS AND VEHICLES. IF YOU SUSPECT SOMEONE IS IMPERSONATING A PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEE, DO NOT LET THEM INTO YOUR HOME AND CALL THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY.