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This man thought he was paying a power bill by phone; he got a scammer instead

Drew Kaulback mistook a sponsored link for the actual Nova Scotia Power phone number and is now scrambling to secure his accounts. (Drew Kaulback)

When West Hants resident Drew Kaulback wanted to pay his Nova Scotia Power bill, he did what most people do: He searched for the phone number online.

A toll-free number popped up as the first result and he called it.

The number was not, in fact, the utility but instead a sponsored link for an elaborate scam that would leave him scrambling to secure his accounts.

Before he gave out his card number, he asked the scammer to prove that he was working for Nova Scotia Power by telling him the date of his last bill, the amount …

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