{"id":340969,"date":"2023-06-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=340969"},"modified":"2023-06-02T17:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:29:33","slug":"nampower-warns-against-debt-collection-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=340969","title":{"rendered":"NamPower warns against debt collection scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n<p>THE Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) has issued a warning to its customers regarding a debt collection scam in which individuals are being targeted by scammers who call and urge them to settle their accounts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-340974 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nampower-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nampower-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nampower-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nampower-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nampower-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nampower-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nampower.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>&#8220;It has come to NamPower&#8217;s attention that fraudsters are using NamPower&#8217;s Debt Collection Plan to scam customers by calling and informing them that their accounts are in arrears and that they should settle their accounts or run the risk of their electricity supply being disconnected,&#8221; NamPower said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>NamPower emphasized that these fraudulent calls are not initiated by the company or its employees. Consequently, the public is advised to exercise caution and be vigilant against these scams. For further information, individuals are encouraged to contact NamPower&#8217;s Credit Control at 061 &#8211; 2053706 or via email at &#x66;&#105;n&#x61;&#110;c&#x65;&#64;n&#x61;&#109;p&#x6f;&#119;e&#x72;&#x2e;c&#x6f;&#x6d;&#46;&#x6e;&#x61;.<\/p>\n<p>File photo for illustrative purposes only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) has issued a warning to its customers regarding a debt collection scam in which individuals are being targeted by scammers who call and urge them to settle their accounts. &#8220;It has come to NamPower&#8217;s attention that fraudsters are using NamPower&#8217;s Debt Collection Plan to scam customers by calling &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":340973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-340969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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