Bogus caller warning to Power NI customers

Recently, a householder contacted the energy company to say she had received a call claiming she could save 40% for life off her electricity bills by installing a device in her home. The bogus caller was able to confirm the householder’s name and address details.

Maureen Delaney from Power NI said: “We have had a number of reports of bogus callers recently. We have been in touch with the PSNI and they have told us that this is part of a wider problem with fraudsters pretending to be from banks, credit card and other companies. Unfortunately, incidents of this sort are here happening day and daily. The PSNI advice is to be very careful of people phoning or calling to your home.”

She continued: “What we advise is that if any customer is worried that the caller isn’t legitimate, terminate the call. Legitimate companies won’t have a problem with you calling them back.

“In the case of Power NI, you can find our telephone number on the back of bills or direct debit statements, in the Yellow Pages and Phonebook, as well as online.”

The police advice is to always guard your personal and banking details and never disclose them to any unauthorised person. If you have received a call of this kind or are concerned by the intent of financial promise, report it to police on the non-emergency telephone 0845 600 8000.