[Neighbors] EGW Utilities Gas Meter Guy

[Katherine Stewart]

We just spoke to Atmos. EGW is one of the local contractors they hire to
activate a device that allows Atmos to remotely read the gas meter.

On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 1:18 PM Wayne Bower via Neighbors <
neighbors at lj-estates.com> wrote:

> I told her if she had hot water the meter is working.  .
>
>
> On Jul 6, 2022, at 1:12 PM, liza urso via Neighbors <
> neighbors at lj-estates.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> I thought the exact same thing (have heard horror stories)  this am when
> he came to my house.  I told him he could go around back to look, but
> immediately locked all the doors in my house.
>
> I opened the gate for him and realized that my sprinkler was on.  I
> figured if he'd get soaked in his process, it seemed more legit.  He went
> straight to the gas meter and was fooling around with some hand-held
> gadget.  I yelled out the back door if everything was OK and he said the
> gas meter had been installed so close to the fence that his gadget couldn't
> get a reading.  That the meter may have to be moved...
>
> That didn't make a lot of sense, since Atmos replaced the meter a few
> years ago.  Anyway, I told him I wasn't going to spend a minute of time on
> the project, nor a cent of money, but to do whatever he needed to do.
>
> BTW, he didn't pull his truck into my driveway, but left it in the alley.
> That made me more comfortable.
>
> Also, he said there are 4-5 houses on our street that he was assigned to
> see if the wireless reading system was activated and working.
>
> Curious to see what will happen next....
>
> Liza P. Urso
> 214-882-9858
>
>
> On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 12:38:58 PM CDT, Joseph Hollinshead via
> Neighbors <neighbors at lj-estates.com> wrote:
>
>
> Sounds like a scam. Your gas is through Atmos and there isn't any reason
> that your gas meter has not been activated unless you had someone working
> on the gas line at your house.
>
> The scam is that they get you to come out and look at the meter in the
> back, then someone comes in a robs the house while you are in the back yard
> distracted by a fake utilities guy.
> --
> Best,
>
> Joseph Hollinshead
> 214-316-0214
>
>
> Amanda Ethridge via Neighbors wrote on 7/6/22 12:26 PM:
>
> We just received a knock/ring at the door this morning, and I spoke with
> the guy through our security camera. He said he was with EGW Utilities to
> check to see if our gas meter was activated, as some of them in the area
> have not been activated yet..., and his company works on them and activates
> them... sounded very strange and fishy. We did not open the door, and I
> asked if he could come back another day, as we were very busy today. I
> wanted to check the background on this.
>
> Did anyone else talk to him or receive a similar visit?
>
> Amanda Ethridge
> Meadowdale
>
>
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