Telemarketers are scamming BC Hydro customers with promises of saving electricity costs.

Customers have been receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be a BC Hydro representative selling B次元官网网址渉ydro power savers,B次元官网网址� a supposed device that can reduce power consumption of household devices.

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Sometimes the caller even explains they have the customers power consumption info, but BC Hydro doesnB次元官网网址檛 give out customer information to third parties, such as telemarketers, Harriman said.

There are cases where customers have purchased devices and received them in the mail, but they do not work. Other customers have sent money to the scammers and did not received anything.

The scam operators claim to sell these products with prices ranging from $50 to $250. These cases have been occurring across B.C. and Alberta.

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BC Hydro suggests if people get a phone call from one of the scammers, report it to the Better Business Bureau at 250-386-6348.