MADISON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - Law enforcement is warning residents about a recent scam where people are posing as a local electric company and demanding money.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office has been made aware of recent scam attempts where suspects are representing themselves as Tri-County Electric Cooperative Inc. and have been targeting commercial accounts in the Greenville area during the last 24 hours.
MCSO along with Tri-County Electric Cooperative Inc. (TCEC) would like to remind TCEC members to continue to use caution. They said TCEC will never require members to make a payment over the phone with a pre-paid card or by money order.
TCEC will also never require payments outside of normal 8-5 business hours. MCSO stated that Tri-County Electric Cooperative will never demand payment over the phone or aggressively threaten to disconnect service.
If you receive this type of phone call you are encouraged to hang up and call Tri-County at (850) 973-2285 or (800) 999-2285.
