Winnipegger warns others about highly elaborate Manitoba Hydro missed payments scam

A Winnipegger is warning others about an intricate scam she says she almost fell for.
Destiny Funk said people pretending to work for Manitoba Hydro attempted to lure her into making a deposit on a bitcoin machine by using a lot of personal information and elaborate theatrics to make everything seem "very realistic."
On Monday afternoon, the 26-year-old received a call by someone claiming to be a Hydro technician, telling her they had a work order to cut her power within the hour due to unpaid bills.
Funk said the person had her name and address, and that it all seemed very legitimate.
"Money's been coming out of my account every single month," Funk told the man. "The - quote - 'technician' was like, … 'I'm just the tech.… You're going to want to contact them directly.'"
Funk said the man - who called from a 1-800 number - then gave her another number for Hydro, and even a work order serial to provide to an agent.
"The greeting message says, 'Welcome to Manitoba Hydro Business Centre. Please press 1 for this, please press 2 for billing,'" Funk said.
"I get connected within like 30 seconds after listening to hold music and everything."
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