CoCT urges residents to be aware of scammers pretending to be electricity officials
Teams have been made aware of scammers in the Sanddrift area pretending to work for the City in order to gain access to people's homes.
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CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town's Electricity Generation and Distribution Department urged residents to be aware of scammers pretending to be electricity officials.
Teams have been made aware of scammers in the Sanddrift area pretending to work for the City in order to gain access to people's homes.
A resident recently reported that two scammers knocked on her door, claiming they were checking electricity prepaid meters in the area.
When she allowed them into the house they proceeded to steal items while she was not looking.
"We ask residents to always be alert, especially our elderly residents. Residents are urged to verify the official's identity and work order number with the city before giving them access. All legitimate city staff and contractors will identify themselves before asking for access to do legitimate city work," said the city's Mayco Member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg.
Limberg said that the identification card must display the city logo, the name and surname of the staff member or mandated contractor and must contain an embedded photo.
"If unsure, please contact the city's call center. While the city thanks the residents for being vigilant, we ask to please refrain from any type of aggressive action such as threats and intimidation of legitimate city staff or contractors doing meter readings or other critical infrastructure work."