Bringing New Scams Out of the Shadows

As Southern California Edison expands the electric grid to support a clean energy future, a wide range of interconnected resources ...

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.’

Have you ever been fishing and cast your line out with mouthwatering bait and waiting to see if you get a bite? That is exactly what scammers do through email, texts or phone calls to get you hooked, so you send them money. ...