Brantford police warning residents of utility savings scam

BRANTFORD, ONT- The  Brantford Police Service (BPS) is warning the public to watch for a new phishing scam advertising customer utility savings. BPS said  a new phishing scam which falsely advertises customer utility savings, offering victims up to 50% off various bills, including hydro, gas, and phone bills is circulating. “If it sounds too good to be true, it likely is,” warns Constable Jeremy Morton of the Brantford Police Service Fraud Unit. “Locally, we are aware of two occasions where residents have been targeted with a total loss of $8250.00.” The suspect(s) deceived homeowners into sharing their personal billing account information, which they then used to make fake bill payments on the victims’ behalf. Once trust was gained and the homeowner received a bill payment confirmation, the suspect(s) transferred a…

This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription – Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here

Add Your Voice

Is there more to this story? We'd like to hear from you about this or any other stories you think we should know about. Contribute your voice on our contribute page.