“Dear PoPville,
While my girlfriend and I were eating dinner, someone came to the door. They showed me a “badge” from “MPEG.” They talked to me about our neighborhood receiving a “high carbon” notice, and that they are looking for high emitters.
They even tried to sound like they were working with Mayor Bowser/DC Government. Alarm bells rang when the lady asked to see my utility bills. I politely told her that it’s late-ish (around 7:30pm), and she pressed to come back at a later time.
As soon as she left, I did a web search for the company and the best I could find is MPower Energy. I also came across some posts online saying this is a scam, and that they even will take your account number from your bill to switch your service. Just a heads up for others, and others can correct me if I’m wrong about this being a scam.”
Another reader who experienced this writes: “I have submitted a report to FTC and would encourage others to do the same: Report Number 155399795”