Serving the High Plains
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AMARILLO, Texas – Xcel Energy today warned customers of increased incidences of scams targeting utility customers. The scams generally involve attempts to illegally obtain payments for ficticious utility bills. Individuals impersonating Xcel Energy representatives or collection agency personnel are utilizing a variety of techniques to gain access to customers' funds, usually by indicating a customer has an outstanding debt and is about to immediately lose service. Most of the recent incidents have occurred in Xcel Energy service areas outside o...
Uh oh. It seems that the date for this column should probably indicate its content. Rats! If the whole thing reads like it was written by a Valentine's Day grinch, I should just plead guilty. It's almost certainly good for husbands like me to have a deadline that calls for something on the order of flowers, gifts, candy, seriously over-priced cards, etc. I have difficulty appreciating the Madison Avenue manipulation, but I don't doubt that clods like me need the shove. It's not particularly what the pseudo-holiday has turned into that bugs me;...