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Consumer Alert: Utility Scams through Customer Personal Computers

Jul 22, 2015

Please be on alert for new scams targeting PUD customers in Okanogan County. Threats come from computer pop-up messages asking for personal information by taking a survey with reward offers for completing the survey. Please be advised that these messages are not from Okanogan County PUD.

If you receive a pop-up message on your computer and feel your account information has been compromised, you may call the Okanogan PUD at 509-422-3310 to verify the status of your account. You may also report suspicious calls or emails to the lead agencies investigating nationwide scams: The Washington State Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-551-4636 or the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-382-4357.