Scammers target PG&E customers over SmartMeters, threatening disconnection

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Scammers target PG&E customers over SmartMeters, threatening disconnection
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PG&E said it has received dozens of reports of the emerging SmartMeter scam, aimed at robbing customers of hundreds, even thousands of dollars.

customers in a matter of minutes, and demanding payment for SmartMeter deposits through bogus calls and fraudulent emails.scam, aimed at robbing customers of hundreds, even thousands of dollars.

The scammers are also sending out what looks like legitimate emails with PG&E logos from an email address that claims to be PG&E Billing Department. So far this year, the utility has received more than 7,200 reports of scams by customers, a large increase from 11,000 for the entire year in 2021. PG&E said In 2021, customers lost more than $600,000 to scammers. Many of those fraudsters claiming to be from PG&E have their calls traced overseas, making it difficult the scammers difficult to identify and arrest.

Several potential victims, includes Mapes, said she was asked to transfer money immediately to avoid an interruption for service using Zelle.

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