POLICE: Unsolicited Electric Department Calls Reported As A Scam

According to a new release made available by the Ellwood City Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, there have been suspicious phone calls made in attempts to collect money on resident electrical service.

The Ellwood City Police Department and the Ellwood City Electric Department have received complaints from local residents who have been receiving telephone calls from someone posing as a representative of Ellwood City Electric Department. The caller then threatens to terminate the residents’ electrical service due to delinquency on their electric bill.  The caller then demands payment over the phone.

Ellwood City Police Department advises residents to never give personal information out over the phone. Residents should only call verified telephone numbers obtained from and provided on their electric bills received in the mail, and only after calling the verified number back.

According to the news release, residents should treat unsolicited telephone calls as a scam.

Residents should call the Ellwood City Police Department at 724-758-7564 or 724-758-9935 to obtain reliable information.  Residents may have received an automated phone call from the borough that reiterates this suspicious activity.

ECPD emphasis ALL information should be verified and only after calling the numbers provided on your electric bill.