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Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Warns Residents About Phone Scam

If you get a call from 877-353-3958, hang up. The caller ID might say…

GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 10: A city office employee works into the night as darkness closes in on October 10, 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or winter depression, is a mood disorder related to the change in the seasons and the resulting reduction of exposure to daylight. The end of British Summer time, when clocks go back one hour at the end of October, will see most people making their daily commute in darkness both ways. With winter nights stretching to 19 hours in the UK, and Scotland’s often inclement weather, it is estimated that the “Winter Blues” can affect up to 20% of the population. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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If you get a call from 877-353-3958, hang up. The caller ID might say Duke Energy, but it's a scam. The crooks are fooling people into thinking they owe hundreds. They say if you don't pay up, your power will be turned off. The tip off should be that they are asking you to go to CVS, 7-11 or Dollar General to get an express payment card or a Money Pak for utilities. Obviously Duke Energy doesn't do business this way.

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