SCAMMERS ARE BACK … AND THEY’RE NOW TARGETING NEW MEXICO BUSINESSES. JAMES HALLINAN WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS THIS TIME THEY CLAIM TO BE WITH PNM. THEY THREATEN TO TURN OFF THE COMPANY’S POWER IF THEY DON’T SEND MONEY. HALLINAN SAYS THAT’S SOMETHING THAT CAN ESPECIALLY UNDO HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS..
HALLINAN TELLS US A-G HECTOR BALDERAS WANTS BUSINESS OWNERS TO TALK TO THEIR EMPLOYEES ABOUT NOT BEING BULLIED INTO FALLING FOR THIS SCAM AS COMPANIES COULD LOSE A LOT OF MONEY. NONE HAVE, SO FAR, FALLEN FOR IT. AND WHILE THEY’VE ONLY HIT PROMINENT BUSINESSES IN ABQ AND SANTA FE, HALLINAN SAYS THEY EXPECT THE SCAM TO SPREAD OUT BEYOND THOSE AREAS.
