Police Warn of Fake News Reports of Armed Robbers Posing As Utility Workers

An electrical worker repairs stop lights the morning after Hurricane Irma swept through Naples, Florida on September 11, 2017 Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Internet rumors turned into full-blown fake news after electric companies based a media release and Facebook post on made-up stories, only to be debunked by local police.

Both SECO Energy and TECO Energy published statements warning customers of an alarming scam.