Jamestown Board of Public Utilities

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities advises the public not to be tricked by a new phone scam that several customers have reported to the utility.

Scammers have called BPU customers and threatened them with shut-offs if they do not make an immediate payment. Customers then are transferred to a representative who requests account numbers and payment information.

These calls have come from two numbers that appear local: (716) 640-1668 and (716) 377-4384.

BPU customers are reminded that the BPU does not make such calls to customers and that Customer Service representatives do not take payment information over the phone.