We also received a call from TECO after they took over Leesburg Gas after we moved to TV in May. The gentleman asked for my husband, refused to talk to me, and when he got my husband on the line, he said they needed to "finalize" our account and he needed my husband's date of birth and FULL SS #. My husband made some smart remark to him and hung up. I immediately sent an email to TECO alerting them to this practice and told them in no uncertain terms they would NOT be getting that info from us over the phone or otherwise! The next morning at 7:30, I received yet another phone call from TECO, from the same gentleman asking for the same info from my husband again. I was supposed to hear back from TECO with regard to my email as their canned reply indicated, but they never did follow up. Instead, I received an email to access my account using other methods than SS#. All is good now and the first bill has been paid. I also don't like giving any access to my checking account, so while I do online bill pay, I manage it monthly when it's convenient for me and when our income has cleared our account. This scamming business has gotten out of hand and apparently there's no way to fight it. VERY annoying and frustrating.
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