{"id":10665,"date":"2021-05-05T14:53:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T18:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=10665"},"modified":"2021-05-05T14:53:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T18:53:15","slug":"beware-of-todays-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/05\/05\/beware-of-todays-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of today&#8217;s #Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/180701170_1625099197660747_6121914330075187510_n.jpg?resize=312%2C203&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10666\" width=\"312\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/180701170_1625099197660747_6121914330075187510_n.jpg?w=828&amp;ssl=1 828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/180701170_1625099197660747_6121914330075187510_n.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/180701170_1625099197660747_6121914330075187510_n.jpg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Electric has had an increased reporting of scam calls today. If you get a call threatening to turn off your service in thirty minutes if you do not pay hang up. We do not call to collect payment.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS NOT LAKELAND ELECTRIC.<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/scammers?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZVu_c-lind6Qck7IX0iRPEsT8JkRNDGHw0ngIrJGU-eVDBm49efvHMUDbolXEGUh243R6SWpSP345RyRjMc-989s9XqtMFB_qJjn7RzWEhTRDF3_VVwtEhl9h7Pw_GNXHCcy2Z4i13ik_xSiMuiGq-_GWC3R1iipBsxO6cJGuNikz9KJTDEzNxYyj5S2UmQUX4&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#scammers<\/a> are targeting businesses today and residential customers. Please share to protect friends and family from this utility scam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakeland Electric has had an increased reporting of scam calls today. 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