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Scam targets UPPCO customers

MARQUETTE, MI--   Upper Peninsula Power Company is letting customers know about a phone scam where the caller claims to represent the utility. 

UPPCO officials say the scammer offers a discount if certain questions are answered.  They say customers should never give out their account or banking information.

UPPCO wants anyone who receives such a call to write down any information the caller provides and take note of the call date and time, phone number, and any other information that shows up on caller ID. 

Customers should contact UPPCO’s Customer Contact Center at 800-562-7680 Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST anytime they receive suspicious calls. UPPCO representatives can confirm if a call was made to a customer. 

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.