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Consumer Alert: SCE&G Warns of Scam

Crysty Vaughan

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–SCE&G is warning customers of a scam. A spokesperson for the utility says they’ve received numerous complaints. The customers say someone calls claiming to be from SCE&G and demands payment. The company has some tips to keep you from falling prey to this and other scams: If you get a call demanding payment, hang up. Do not respond…
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City of Columbia Warns Residents of Impersonator Scam

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of Columbia wants you to be on the lookout for a scammer, they say, is posing as a City of Columbia Water Maintenance employee. According to City officials, on September 20, the City’s Customer Care Center received a call from a resident in the Northeast Columbia area regarding a suspicious man, who identified himself as a City…