We have been informed by our friends at Penelec that there is an active scam going on in the area. Penelec customers are being told they need to pay a certain amount of money or their electric service will be shut off. Business customers are being targeted through this scam.
The calls are NOT coming from Penelec/First Energy representatives. We’ve been asked to share with you this information as well as the following webpage through First Energy talking about Scams and Fraud: https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/customer/help/safety/scam-info/known-scams.html#phone.
Please share with fellow business owners in the area!