An Oak Ridge utility customer helped expose a scam designed to steal money from residents, city officials said in a Tuesday press release.
The customer reported that she received a phone call from someone pretending to to be from the City of Oak Ridge Utility Business Office. The customer was told her account was more than 30 days past due, and she needed to pay at least $50 to someone who would stop by her house.
If she did not make the payment, the customer was told, her power would be disconnected.
