JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville nonprofit leader says scammers used JEA’s phone number to try to pressure her into paying a bill she says she didn’t owe.
Tammy McGuire, owner of Foster Closet, said she received a call that looked legitimate — even the caller ID showed JEA’s real number. The caller told her the nonprofit owed money for a building. However, McGuire vacated the building more than a year ago.
“I said there is no way because we already stopped everything in October of 2024,” McGuire said. “They said, ‘Nope, you still owe it,’ and I go, goodness, there’s a new person there, and it’s in their name, and they kept going on and on, trying to push for money.”…