SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT - POSSIBLE UTILITIES SCAM

A suspicious incident occurred on 6/18/2010 where a white male, clean shaven, dark short hair, 5'9" tall with a thin build was reported to be wearing an O&R shirt carrying a clipboard.  The unknown person was discussing rates, switching companies and requested to see a bill.  O&R advised they did not have anyone going door to door.  Anyone with information, please call the Village Police at 845-469-4111.

UPDATE: 24 June 2010

The suspects were identified as employees of MX Energy, a re-supplier of energy products.  They are not a contractor Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) and they are not authorized to display the O&R logo.  O&R is taking steps to ensure MX Energy employees do not continue their practices.  Check the link below for a list of re-suppliers in New York along with other information on alternate energy options.

http://www.oru.com/energyandsafety/energychoice/newyork/nyenergysuppliers.html

 NOTICE:

Please do not park stand or stop, particularly in the downtown area except in authorized spaces.  This includes double parking to drop off/pick-up persons or packages.  It causes numerous traffic and safety issues.  Officers will issue tickets for violations.

Thank You

 JURY DUTY SCAM

This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below).  Please pass this on to everyone you know.  It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call.  Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced recently.

The caller claims to be a jury coordinator.  If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant.  Give out any of this information and bingo; your identity was just stolen.

The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma , Illinois , and Colorado . This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system.  The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.

Check it out here: http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm

To learn about other scams click here