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Mental_Increase_8516 t1_j5qdv01 wrote

Work for an electric company, they definitely could switch your supplier. Try giving your company a call and ask them to block any third party suppliers from enrolling onto your account, they should be able to

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jcceballost OP t1_j5qe5nd wrote

I called Eversource and they can't do that because I recently switched automatically to Boston CEE. That's crazy. What do you think I should do? And how come they can switch my supplier with no info? The girl just memorized my meter ID in 3 seconds? That is all she saw.

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Quirky_Butterfly_946 t1_j5qiel3 wrote

There was a time in the early 90's called phone slamming, where someone would call a home or business, ask any question that would give a positive answer (yes, good, OK) and use that to switch people's telephone service without them knowing.

It's an old scam, but similar to yours.

PSA always treat unsolicited, strangers, as scammers first.

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jcceballost OP t1_j5qjfoc wrote

That's infuriating. The only two options in this case is either she recorded our talk with a recorder, or memorize the meter ID because she saw it for just 3 seconds before she left. I will keep an eye on my bill and I hope it does not change.

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