New utility scheme targets Houston-area residents, tries to gain home access

HOUSTON – A Houston-area woman is sounding the alarm about a phone scheme so new, even the Better Business Bureau and local law enforcement say they haven’t seen it before.

The woman, who asked to be identified only as Anne, says a caller claiming to represent a company called “Dynamic Energy” contacted her to say trucks would soon be in her neighborhood checking for high electric usage and weatherization issues, work she was told was tied to the state’s power grid.

“I almost fell for it,” Anne said…

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