As if area residents were not stressed enough with business closures, job losses, and general fear caused by COVID-19, it appears scammers are taking advantage of the situation and trying to obtain a person’s personal information or money.
One of the most common scams convinces consumers to purchase products that either do not exist or will not do the promised job. The shortage of COVID-19 testing has led to offers of home testing kits. Since such kits do not exist, any offer to sell one of the kits should be ignored.
Though scientists are currently working to develop vaccines to stop the spread and improve treatment for those afflicted, any offer for such a product currently is a scam as the products do not yet exist.
On line sellers have been offering items as no-touch thermometers, hand sanitizers, cleaning and disinfecting supplies and medical masks, thus exploiting recent shortages. There are legitimate companies offering such items so the recommendation is to be wary and be sure of who you are dealing with.
A Superior businessman recently received a call purporting to be from the Nebraska Public Power District stating his utility bill was overdue and his electrical power would be shut-off if he didn’t make a payment at once.
When the businessman started to question the caller, the call was terminated. Caller ID indicated the call may have come from a telephone at Union, Neb.
While the Nebraska Public Power District is a wholesale supplier of electrical power in this area, it does not have any retail customers in Nuckolls County.
Neither the Nebraska Public Power District nor the Superior Utilities Department calls customers to serve notice their meters will be disconnected for failure to pay, Such notices are delivered in printed form.
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