BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Cyber thieves are using Hurricane Matthew as a way to hack your information.
According to Gov. Nikki Haley, scammers are emailing a subject line that reads, “Outage Information.”
Scammers, not Santee Cooper, are sending emails with power outage updates. Santee Cooper outages can be viewed at https://t.co/njirqJY3eJ.
— Santee Cooper (@santeecooper) October 8, 2016
Members opening these fake emails have been compromised, officials have warned.
To protect yourself:
1. DO NOT open an email from someone you don’t know.
2. If you receive one of these emails please report it via social media to Santee Cooper or Berkeley Electric.
3. You can stay up-to-date with Berkeley County outages by bookmarking the following outage map links:
A lifelong Berkeley County resident, Nikki Gaskins Campbell is an Emmy-nominated journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering news. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in broadcast journalism.
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