Corporation Commission Warns Of Phone Scammers Claiming To Be Utility Companies

stacy.ryburn@tulsaworld.com(StacyRyburn), Tulsa World
Wed, 02/10/2016 - 12:45pm

Scammers claiming to collect overdue payments have created an elaborate scheme to get customers to give money over the phone.

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