POUGHKEEPSIE – Central Hudson is alerting its customers of a bill payment scam.
Customers are receiving calls from fake Central Hudson employees telling them to pay by cash or money order or their services would be shut off.
“Central Hudson would never request a bill payment in this way,” said Charles Freni, senior vice president of customer services for Central Hudson. “Customers are also warned that thieves have access sophisticated equipment that allows them to forge caller identification in order to present false names and telephone numbers. As a result, some customers may even see Central Hudson’s name or telephone number displayed, when, in fact, the call is not originating here.”
If there is an uncertainty, Freni said customers should hang up and call Central Hudson at 845-452-2700 for confirmation.
