ComEd Warns Of Scammers Seeking Money, Personal Information

Press release from the Village of Mokena:

ComEd advises that many of its customers are being subjected to scammers.

Over the past few years, ComEd has tracked a 60 percent increase in reports of scams and scam attempts coming into its call center.

Following are a few tips to help identify scams:

1. ComEd will never come to your home or business to

• Demand a payment
• Ask for immediate payment with a prepaid cash card
• Ask for your ComEd account number or other personal information, such as a driver’s license number

2. ComEd will never call you to

• Ask for your account number
• Ask for personal information such as your Social Security number or bank information
• Ask you to make a direct payment with a prepaid cash card

3. To identify an actual ComEd employee, remember the following:

• All ComEd field employees wear a uniform, including shirt and safety vest, with the ComEd logo

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This press release was produced by the Village of Mokena. The views expressed are the author's own.