GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin Public Service says they’ve received over 20 reports of customers getting calls threatening to cut off their utilities since Friday.
WPS officials say it’s a scam.
According to the Green Bay-based utility, callers typically claim the customer needs to pay $500 by 1 p.m. or the utilities will be disconnected. The caller then directs the customer to go to a store and buy a Green Dot card.
In the past, scammers in similar cases have asked customers to meet them somewhere.
WPS says it would never ask someone to buy a Green Dot card to pay a bill or meet an employee somewhere.
Anyone who receives a similar call should report it to the utility by calling 1-800-450-7260. WPS also asks the public to spread the word about this scam, especially the elderly.
