May 24, 2022 Peterborough Police Service Warn Public of Power Outage Scam May 24, 2022/ David Tuan Bui Peterborough Police Service is reminding the community to be aware of a new texting scam advertising $100 rebates due to power outages has surfaced. Text of the scam handing out $100. Police are unaware of any kind of legitimate rebate. Photo courtesy of Jef Dueck. Citizens are advised not to click any links or give any personal information associated with the text.Police claim there is no such rebate that the police are aware of.Engage with us on social media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. Write to us at tips@ptbocanada.com. Sign up for PTBOBuzz newsletter here.