by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 3, 2024 | Scam of the day
Scams involving utility bills for electric, water or gas services have long been popular with scammers. Recently, the West coast utility company PG&E released figures indicating that they received 43,000 reports from its customers claiming they were contacted by...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scams involving utility bills for electric, water or gas services have long been popular with scammers. I recently was informed of a version of this scam involving Pacific Gas & Electric in California where the targeted victim received a call from someone posing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 17, 2021 | Scam of the day
This particular scam is one about which I have warned you many times over the years, but it deserves another warning because it is still occurring throughout the country. Recently, the electrical utility company National Grid published a warning about scammers posing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 31, 2021 | Scam of the day
About a week ago I told you about Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issuing a warning about a dramatic increase in telephone scams involving scammers posing as utility company customer service representatives demanding immediate payments and threatening to turn off...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 25, 2021 | Scam of the day
This particular scam is one about which I have warned you many times over the years, but it deserves another warning because it is still occurring throughout the country. Recently, the Hartford Connecticut Police Department issued a warning that people were...