Telephone scam targeting churches
Darlington County sheriff’s deputies have received multiple reports of a telephone scam targeting local churches.
Individuals are calling churches claiming to be a representative of Duke Power. The callers are telling church leaders the church has failed to pay the power bill and power services will be disconnected. The telephone number being called from is 877-280-3295.
Also, the caller is giving a callback telephone number of 800-777-9898.
If you receive this telephone call, hang up immediately. The customer service telephone number for residential Duke Power customers is 800-452-2777 and for business customers, 866-582-6345.