MARQUETTE, MI-- Upper Peninsula Power Company is warning its customers about yet another phone scam.
Officials say the scammer tells the customer they need to call back a certain phone number because a technician is on the way to their home to disconnect the power. The customer is instructed to purchase a prepaid credit card, money order, or money pack card and give the scammer the numbers. Once that’s done the money is gone.
Officials say the caller ID from the scammer belongs to a phone company.
They’re telling customers to write down any information the scammer provides. Take note of the call date and time, phone number to call back and/or caller ID, then notify UPPCO.
Do not provide any private information, like account numbers or banking information.