Tag Archives: Scam Calls

Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation warns customers of ongoing scam attempts. CEO Jennifer Brogdon said people have been receiving calls from (931) numbers posing as UCEMC. Brogdon said the scammers tell members their electric bill is unpaid, and threaten to shut off power if a payment is not made over the phone. “First of all, if a member is late ... Read More »

Scam calls involving the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport have picked back up in 2021. Airport Manager Dean Selby said people have used the airport for a scam platform for years. Selby said the airport will never call and ask for money. “These scammers are using anything they can to pull on people’s heart strings when they’re talking about dogs or ... Read More »

The Overton County Sheriff’s Department said they are getting weekly and sometimes daily reports from residents getting scam calls. Sheriff John Garrett said most people are aware of scam calls, until a new trend started. Garrett said a majority of the reports right now are from scammers pretending to be from the social security office, and they’re going after everyone. ... Read More »