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False Claims By Electricity And Gas Salespeople

Local people are being warned to be wary of any door-to-door salespeople trying to sell gas and electricity products.

By Peter Hall - 9th October 2006 - Back to News

The Nationals MP Peter Hall said there had been reports in country Victoria of supposed salespeople claiming that the State Government was directing energy consumers to use "green power" and that it was compulsory to allocate part of a consumer’s electricity usage to renewable energy production.

"This is not the case and it seems the scam is an attempt to get people to change their energy suppliers," Mr Hall said.

"Regardless of the reason, it is important to consider carefully any offers by door to door salespeople and I urge people who are approached to change energy suppliers to insist that the salesperson shows identification. They should also be able to show an offer summary which outlines the charges and plans that they may be offering.

"I encourage people to consider the various options that will enable them to achieve the best price for their gas and electricity, but it wise to be wary."

Mr Hall said it any consumer believes they have been ‘conned’ into signing an agreement and wish to review or withdraw the agreement, they should contact the energy supplier and ask firstly if they are employing salespeople door-to-door and secondly, ask for a full explanation of the plan that has been offered.

Victoria’s Energy suppliers contact details are:

Phone Fuel

AGL	131245	Electricity and Gas
Country Energy	132 356	Electricity
Energy Australia	138 808	Electricity and Gas
Jackgreen Energy	1300 465 225	Electricity
Momentum Energy	1300 662778	Electricity
Origin Energy	132 463	Electricity and Gas
Powerdirect	1300 307 966	Electricity
Red Energy	131 806	Electricity
TRUEnergy	133 466	Electricity and Gas
Victoria Electricity	1300 136 749	Electricity and Gas

Source: http://gippsland.com/

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