Never trust a surprise call that asks you to verify electric bills. These voicemails typically name a person—often Sarah Brown—and claim your reduced‑rate program is ending, urging you to call a toll‑free number. Never share account numbers or personal details unless you initiated the contact through an official channel. Hang up, look up the utility’s official customer service line, and confirm any alleged changes online. If the call feels rushed or the script repeats across multiple households, treat it as spam and report it to the FTC. Protect your information by staying skeptical and verifying independently.
I just recived a call from the Cherly Johnson scam, which is a compleat waste of time.
This call seem like a energy bill scam, no company name on caller ID or voicemail.
I experienced the same type of call as others, although it came from a different number, 223-203-3190, and the caller claimed to be 'Cheryl Johnson', attempting to scam me regarding my electric utility bill.
A woman, claiming to be Sarah Brown, mentioned something about supply charges on my electric account, suggesting I enroll in a customer choice program for an overdue supply rate, which is supposedly ending and could increase costs, she provided a callback number and a record ID number, but the call seemed suspicious.
Several individuals have received the same pre-recorded message supposedly from "Sarah Brown" in recent days, so it's best to exercise caution and avoid returning the call to avoid potential scams.
I recieved exactly the same message.
The caller conveyed a message regarding a reduction in supply program rates, which I found misleading, as I am not a resident of Ohio nor a customer of the entity in question.
A suspicious call was received from this number, with a reference ID and a request to call back another number, which seemed to be a potential scam.
The message started with unintelligible words, cut off abruptly, and then a woman, claiming to be Sarah Brown, referred to 'supply charges on your electric account' and requested a callback to 513-440-1227, providing a record number ID as E010284 for reference.
The caller claim to be Sarah Brown, she was talking about some supply charges on my electric account, sound like a suspicious spam call
The caller, claiming to be Sarah Brown, referenced the supply charges on my electric account, mentioning a customer choice program ending, which may increase costs, and requested a callback to 513-440-1227 with my record ID number.
I recived the same mesage, with the same name, and the same number to cal back, but i didnt sign up for any changes to my eletric servis, so im jus ignoring it, its probaly spam
Transcript of a suspicious message:
A message transcript would be useful in understanding the context of these calls.
A scam attempt was made by someone claiming to be from Illuminating Co., offering to lower my bill.
A voicemail was received from the phone number 551-336-9268, claiming to be about a signup, but this was not the case, and the message instructed us to call back this 513 number, which is clearly a scam, leading to both numbers being blocked.