On March 9th, 2017, the Sheriff’s Office received notification of a scam to a local
business. The business owner called to report that he had received a call from
(800)467-4052, claiming to be Paducah Power. They informed the business owner that
he had to pay them $350 to change the electric meter or they would disconnect the
power. The business owner called the local Paducah Power office and they advised it
was a scam. Please continue to be aware of scam artists attempting to collect money
over the phone.
I myself received a call yesterday on my department issued phone, claiming to be the
US Government who selects 1500 people once a year to give $7000 to, not to be paid
back. When I informed them they were calling a department issued phone, they were
being recorded and we were well aware of many scams, they hung up on me.
Please be aware of these phone calls. Most are 800 numbers or numbers out of New
York or foreign countries. Some claim to be your credit card and want to offer
lower interest. Some will threaten you that if you don’t pay, you will be arrested
and some will tell you they will be giving you an amount of money that you don’t
have to pay back. Please hang up if you feel like someone is trying to scam you and
contact the Sheriff’s Office.
Be cautious, if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.