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Hawaiian Electric Customers Targeted in New Scams

October 22, 2021 at 5:45 am tdemartini
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Hawaiian Electric is warning customer of new schemes currently taking place. In some recent cases, scammers have contacted real estate agents and threatened to immediately shut off power to their listing if payment was not made.

In recent fraud cases, the scammers provided real estate agents a phony Hawaiian Electric contact number to give to their client. One customer called and was told to pay more than $800 or face disconnection. The customer spoke to an “agent” and “accountant,” and also got an email with a Hawaiian Electric logo and a QR code to make payment. When the customer said payment would be made on Hawaiian Electric’s website, the scammer asked for a wire transfer. That raised a red flag and the customer contacted Hawaiian Electric.

Customers are reminded that Hawaiian Electric will never threaten immediate disconnection. During the pandemic, past-due customers receive mailed payment reminders, courtesy calls, email and other communications before any disconnection notice is sent. Hawaiian Electric also does not request wire transfers, prepaid debit cards, gift cards or bitcoin to pay bills.  While the company does send email with payment reminders or company news, it will never ask for credit card numbers or other personal information.

In one recent scam attempt, a business received what looked like a legitimate email using the name of an actual Hawaiian Electric employee. The fake email alerted the customer that the company had changed its electronic banking information. However, the business contacted Hawaiian Electric to confirm and learned it was a scam. Customers who receive similar emails or suspect a scam should report it to customer service or file a fraud report online at hawaiianelectric.com/stopscams.

Tags: Hawaiian Electric, scams
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