Danbury Police Warn of Phone Scam

DANBURY, CT — Several businesses and residents have complained of a new phone scam, police are advising.

The victims reported that they have received calls from individuals claiming to be Eversource employees, who warn them that their electricity will be shut off unless immediate payment is received. The scammers are requesting payment in Bitcoin.

Police are reminding residents and business owners that:

• Eversource representatives never ask for instant payment in person or over the phone.
• Eversource representatives do not require the use of prepaid debit services such as Bitcoin, Green Dot MoneyPak, Vanilla or Reloadit.
• Eversource representatives never request customers meet at a payment center, such as a department or grocery store, to make a payment.

Anyone who receives a suspicious phone from someone claiming to be an Eversource representative should hang up and call Eversource at 800-286-2000.