Attorney General Dave Sunday is urging Pennsylvanians to be cautious when contacting their utility providers as utility-related scams are on the rise. Scammers use different tactics to obtain personal information, and posing as a utility provider can allow a scammer access to a lot of personal information in a short time. 

General Sunday is warning of a scam involving websites that appear to be a legitimate utility provider’s appearing in Google searches as a lure for a scam. When a customer clicks onto the site, scammers pose as employees and make claims that payment is past due, frightening the target into turning over personal information or making payment. Another version of the scam involves false phone numbers that customers use for payments. In reality, the phone line was a way for scammers to obtain information.