Bay Area PG&E Customers Have Reported over 2,500 Scams This Year, Utility Says

PG&E warns of scams going around Central Coast

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Scammers posing as PG&E target Central Coast families

Scammers impersonating PG&E have targeted nearly 200 customers in Central Coast counties, prompting warnings from the utility company.

PG&E warns of continuing scams across the Central Coast

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) - PG&E is alerting customers of continuing scams that have caused more than $190,000 in losses this year. The scams in question, according to PG&E, involved a caller claiming to be from the energy company with a threat of immediate disconnection if the payment is not made via a gift card, pre-paid card, or a digital money transfer app like Zelle or Venmo. The company stated that they would never ask customers to make…

Bay Area PG&E customers have reported over 2,500 scams this year, utility says

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Pacific Gas and Electric Company this year has received more than 2,500 reports of scams targeting Bay Area customers, the utility said Tuesday, with victims of scams losing over $900 on average. Across the Bay Area, PG&E said customers in the cities of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland are targeted the most, followed by Santa Rosa and Concord. Customers throughout the PG&E service area, including outside of the Bay…

More than 2,500 Bay Area PG&E customers targeted in 2025 scam spike

PG&E customers in the Bay Area have fallen victim to a growing wave of utility scams, with over $190,000 in losses reported so far this year, the utility company revealed on Tuesday. PG&E said Tuesday that in the Bay Area alone, the company has received more than 2,500 reports of scams targeting both residential and […] The post More than 2,500 Bay Area PG&E customers targeted in 2025 scam spike appeared first on Redwood City Pulse.