AUB REPORTS COMMON SCAM CALLS IN AREA; BEWARE

Several business customers of Athens Utilities Board (AUB) reported that they received a phone call today from someone who clearly was looking to scam them out of money.

The call directed them to pay their utility bill immediately to avoid being cut off. 

“Luckily, they were very wary, on top of things and aware of the status of their AUB account.  They simply called AUB to let us know of the scam call,” said AUB’s Amy McDonald.

“AUB simply doesn’t make calls like this to customers.  The best thing to do with a call like this is to hang up, and report the call if you feel warranted,” she said.

“We never call and demand that a person pay us over the phone.  If you ever question a call presumably from AUB, ask for the caller’s name and then give us a call back at 745-4501 with that information,” McDonald advised.