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‘Something’s not right’: Hydro warns Manitobans about scammers - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

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54% Informative

A Winnipeg woman posted a video on social media detailing her experience with scammers.

In the video, the would-be victim said she was called by someone claiming to be a Hydro employee.

She was given a phony 1-800 number to call so she could make the payments they said she owed.

Thankfully, she knew her account was in good standing and didn’t fall for the scheme.

VR Score

35

Informative language

23

Neutral language

13

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

28

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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