Many of us know about the scam where fraudsters call you and threaten to shut off your electricity — and your air conditioning — unless you pay up right now during a brutal heat wave. Ditto for ...

The flimflam goes like this: You are threatened with a shutoff unless you pay. The scams are so prevalent that more than 150 utilities have united to fight them. Consumers Energy warned this week ...

Consumers Energy is alerting Michigan residents to be vigilant against scammers who are contacting people with false threats of service disconnection unless immediate payment is made. This week, ...