Scammers sell customers feds will pay utility bills

To receive the money, scammers claim they need the customers’ Social Security and bank routing numbers. In return, customers are given a phony bank routing number that will supposedly pay their utility bills. In reality, there is no money, and customers believe they have paid their bills when in fact they have not.

Duke Energy closes merger with a surprise at CEO | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper

Bruce Henderson
The new, 18-member board of directors voted to name Duke CEO Jim Rogers, 64, as president and chief executive of the new Duke, which will be the nation’s largest electric utility. He’ll also be chairman.

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SC approves Duke Energy merger; deal set to close - Charlotte Business Journal

John Downey
Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy Inc. cleared the last hurdle to their proposed $26 billion merger with a vote by S.C. regulators at a brief meeting Monday morning.