The callers leave a phone message saying the customers' meter will be changed shortly with instructions to call a phone number. When the customer calls the number, they are told there is a fee and service will be disconnected if the "fee" isn't paid immediately. This is a scam, according to a news release from NorthWestern.
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NorthWestern does not call customers and demand immediate payment. Don't supply any personal information unless you are sure you are indeed working with the utility.
Other things to check out:
Messaging Applications: The Best Way To Market to Customers
Social media is one of the most powerful ways for retailers and brands to connect and engage with customers. Not convinced? Just look at Starbucks' Holiday Red Cup Campaign , which generated a lot of chatter on Twitter around its seasonal beverages rollout.
While Twitter has long been a popular tool for businesses to reach their customers, another platform has been gaining momentum: messaging applications. Retailers can take their marketing efforts a step further by leveraging messaging applications to connect with current and future customers and create hype around new products, campaigns and launches.
Locksmith company accuses rival of 'hijacking' online customers | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bend brewery supplier charged with defrauding customers of more than $800K - oregonlive.com
The owner of a Bend brewery supplier is facing seven criminal counts in federal court after he allegedly used his brewing company to defraud customers out of more than $800,000.
Matthew Mulder, 48, allegedly solicited and accepted orders for microbrewery equipment and supplies he knew his company couldn't fulfill. He faces four counts of wire fraud and three counts of mail fraud.
Mulder's company, WeCan Brewing Systems, supplied custom-built microbrew systems, keg washers and other industrial brewing products to brewers around the U.S.
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T-Mobile Customers Will Get MLB.tv for Free Beginning in March - Cord Cutters News
T-Mobile shared the news about MLB.tv being part of T-Mobile Tuesdays when a customer asked about an MLB promo on Twitter.
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UPDATE: Power restored to customers in northeast Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. - Power is back on after Lincoln Electric System reported an outage affecting 1,125 customers near 56th and Cornhusker Hwy.
How a parking app drives success by engaging internal customers | Ad Age
We celebrate marketing that persuades external audiences to make a purchase. But what about internal audiences? Can a company succeed without the buy-in of its employee base? Increasingly, the answer is no. That's why more chief marketing officers are looking for ways to engage employees to inspire an army of advocates.
Whenever I join a company, I come with a checklist. Does the company have a vision, a mission? Companies that are great have great people and great cultures. And this was a really exciting company, but there wasn't any excitement. We didn't have a clear vision for the business or clearly defined core values that determined our processes and decisions. One of the first things that I did was to lead a core value workshop for the executive team.
OUD, customers talk through problems | The Cleveland Daily Banner
Technical issues are at the center of some of the customer complaints voiced against Ocoee Utility District earlier this week.
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Local residents brought their concerns to the Bradley County Commission during its work session Monday night, ranging from water leaks to incorrect meter readings.
Commissioner Howard Thompson offered to meet with the residents and OUD officials Tuesday morning. That session resulted in explanations of what went wrong with meter readings and how the customers and OUD can move forward.
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