I, too, just received this email and, so, after reading the replies to the original post, questioned the person who sent it to me. Since her email indicated that she, personally, had confirmed this with Deputy Bennett of the Sumter Count Sheriff's Department, I questioned her about it. She replied that, YES, she had spoken with him and he confirmed it. She is a person of integrity.
I believe that whoever originated the email may have referred to the electrical box because he/she did not a.) remember exactly what the scammer said or b.)the scammer was counting on the homeowner to be uninformed enough to allow him to do whatever no good he was up to because we all fear smoke coming from anything electrical and he didn't care whether or not he was accurate.
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