Coquitlam RCMP are warning residents and business owners not to fall for a BC Hydro scam.
On Jan. 13 a local business received two phone calls from a 1-800 number claiming to be BC Hydro. The caller informed the shopkeeper they had one hour to purchase money orders totaling nearly $2,000 to pay for their overdue power bill, otherwise their power would be shut off.
"Fortunately the shopkeeper didn't fall for the scam and reported the call to police so we can prevent others from being victimized," said Cpl. Jamie Chung in a release.
BC Hydro does not demand payment to be paid specifically by money orders for overdue accounts.
Anyone who receives such a call is asked to hang up and call BC Hydro at 1-800-BCHYDRO or 1-8800-224-9376 to verify the legitimacy of the call.
