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the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Twp. of Washington NJ, PSE&G will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the sixth annual Utility Scam Awareness Week, Nov 15-19. National Scam Awareness Week is an advocacy and awareness campaign focused on educating customers and exposing the tactics used by scammers.
The Ridgewood Police report that on November 10, 2021 at sixty-two-year-old (62) male reported that he may have fallen victim to a telephone scam. The victim reported that he was contacted by a male, via telephone, who falsely claimed that the victim was behind on a utility bill. The scammer provided the victim with instructions to pay the fake balance with a cryptocurrency. Ridgewood Police Detectives were contacted before any transactions took place and were able to prevent the theft from occurring. The matter is currently under investigation.
