Beware of Digital Wallet Scams When Paying Your Bill

Jeff Ashby of Mission Viejo was heading out the door to run errands when a call came in.

Small business owners should be on the lookout for scammers using bar or QR codes to trick utility customers into paying “past-due bills” to avoid service disconnection. It’s a ...

Alissa Hazard was in a hurry in the grocery store checkout line when the call came into her cellphone. “I picked up the call. It was a recorded message saying it was Southern California Edison and, ‘You have a past-due balance, and to avoid service interruption, pay now by pressing one.’