San Diego Utility Provider Warns Customers of New Scam

Published on June 6, 2024

SAN DIEGO—San Diego Gas & Electric June 5 alerted customers to a text-message utility scam trying to defraud local utility customers. According to the utility company, the scheme attempts to exploit SDG&E’s legitimate use of text messages and email notifications to inform residential customers of work orders, such as meter changes, reads, and tests. The scam begins with a text message that includes an SDG&E logo and says there is an immediate work order to disconnect power at the address on file. The scammer asks the customer to call a scammer-run call center to confirm the work order, according to the utility company....

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