{"id":9324,"date":"2021-11-06T04:09:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T14:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=9324"},"modified":"2021-11-06T04:10:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T14:10:01","slug":"hawaiian-electric-reminds-customers-to-be-vigilant-of-scammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2021\/11\/06\/hawaiian-electric-reminds-customers-to-be-vigilant-of-scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian Electric Reminds Customers to Be Vigilant of Scammers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9300\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/hfn-electric\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=1592%2C834\" data-orig-size=\"1592,834\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HFN Electric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=300%2C157\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=640%2C335\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric-1024x536.png?resize=467%2C244\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9300\" width=\"467\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=1024%2C536 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=300%2C157 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=768%2C402 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=1536%2C805 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?w=1592 1592w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An incident concerning real estate agents and a client has been the recent target of scammers using Hawaiian Electric\u2019s credentials.<br><br>According to Hawaiian Electric\u2019s press release, a scammer gave real estate agents a fake Hawaii Electric phone number to provide to their client.<br><br>When one client called the number, the scammers told them to pay more than $800 or else their electricity will be disconnected.<br><br>Furthermore, the customer spoke to an \u201cagent\u201d and \u201caccountant.\u201d The customer also received an email with a Hawaiian Electric logo and QR code to make the payment.<br><br>The customer insisted to pay online at Hawaiian Electric\u2019s website, but the scammer asked for a wire transfer. That\u2019s when the customer knew it was a red flag and decided to contact Hawaii Electric.<br><br>With the recent scam attempts, Hawaii Electric would like to remind its customers to be vigilant.<br><br>\u201cWhile the company does send emails with payment reminders or company news, it will never ask for credit card numbers or personal information,\u201d the company said. \u201cHawaii Electric does not request wire transfers, prepaid debit cards, gift cards, or Bitcoin to pay bills.\u201d<br><br>For those who received similar emails or suspect a scam, file a fraud report online at <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiianelectric.com\/stopscams\">hawaiianelectric.com\/stopscams<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An incident concerning real estate agents and a client has been the recent target of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=1592%2C834",1592,834,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=300%2C157",300,157,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=640%2C335",640,335,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=640%2C335",640,335,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=1536%2C805",1536,805,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=1592%2C834",1592,834,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=1200%2C800",1200,800,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=870%2C570",870,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=600%2C834",600,834,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=1115%2C605",1115,605,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=561%2C500",561,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?fit=1024%2C536",1024,536,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=540%2C340",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HFN-Electric.png?resize=400%2C250",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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