Indian River County residents are receiving calls from a person claiming to be from Vero Beach Utilities.

VERO BEACH – Indian River County residents are receiving telephone calls from someone stating he represents the Vero Beach Utilities Department.

The Caller states that the resident’s power will be shut off in 45 minutes if they do not pay an overdue bill immediately.

Vero Beach Utilities say the caller is part of a scam. The person will ask people to wire money or give their credit card information over the phone.

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The Customer Service number for the Vero Beach Utilities is (772) 978-5100 if you do have any questions about your account.

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Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland. When he was age 9, his parents moved to Jupiter, Florida. Andy spent several years at various radio & television stations in Florida such as WLIZ, WFLX-FOX 29, WIRK, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and WJNO to name a few. In 1994, Andy made a career change to computer programming and worked for several technology companies (two are Fortune 500) in Atlanta, Georgia. However, Andy returned to Florida and settled in the small town of Sebastian in 2002. In 2005, he returned to the broadcasting news sector and eventually joined our news team in 2016 as editor in chief. Andy's family has lived in Sebastian for more than 45 years.