Wisconsin Public Service is informing the public to be aware of recent scam attempts this week. About 60 scam phone calls have been reported by business customers and churches across Northeast and North Central Wisconsin, with most of the calls being made to customers in Sheboygan, Green Bay, and Marinette areas. These calls have featured scammers claiming a crew needs to exchange or remove a customer’s natural gas or electric meter. In other cases, scammers have told customers a reimbursable payment is needed to exchange the meter and threatened to remove the meter and disconnect the customer. Scammers will try to disguise their scheme by getting WPS phone numbers to appear on caller ID or playing a recording of the company’s customer service greeting. Customers who receive a threatening or suspicious call should hang up and report the call to WPS at 800-450-7260, where a representative can give you the status on your account.
