MP Utilities Reports Phone Scam

Mount Pleasant Utilities customers, especially the elder, are being targeted in a newly reported phone scam.  Customers who have received the automated call report getting a message that says you are late paying your bill and utility service will be cut in 45 minutes if you don’t send payment electronically.  The message then directs you to give your bank information. Mount Pleasant Utilities manager Jack Hedgecock confirms these are scam calls.  If, in fact, you are behind on your utility bill payments, you should have already received a formal notice posted on your door. Hedgecock also said there are no disconnections taking place over the holiday weekend. The Mount Pleasant Utility office is closed today but Hedgecock said dispatch is reporting a lot of calls from concerned residents.  If you have any further questions about this scam or your bill please call the business office Monday, January 3.  Also please note, you can’t rely on caller i.d. to pin point where the calls are coming from. Customers of other energy providers have received scam calls like this.