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pre-payment meter scam

Postby Tiddles » Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:31 am

Another scam to be aware of – caveat emptor!



BBC News wrote:
Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to thousands of customers.



An estimated 85,000 households have been approached by doorstep salesmen since the start of the summer, according to industry body Energy UK.



But customers who buy the half-price black market credit could end up having to pay again for the energy use.







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