Thieves dressed as electrical workers

[snopes]

Comment: WARNING:
Attention those in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and those in Staten Island;
there are theives going around dressed as Con Edison workers so that you
may let them in your home and will then rob you at gun point. There have
been an incident or two reported, so please BE CAREFUL. If anything, call
311 to make sure Con Edison workers were sent to your area. Please share
to warn my fellow New Yorkers.