MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula Power Co. is urging its customers, including business customers, to be aware of scammers who may call them posing as UPPCO representatives.

Recently, several customers have reported being contacted and informed that they owe money to UPPCO and will have their power turned off unless payment is made.

“Upper Peninsula Power Co. will never require customers to purchase a pre-paid credit card for payment,” company officials said.

Any UPPCO customer who receives a suspicious call should not provide any private information.

“If you are not sure it is UPPCO, simply hang up and call UPPCO at 800-562-7680. UPPCO can verify if a call was made to a customer and verify their account status. If a customer is behind on their bill they will receive a notice in the mail from UPPCO,” officials added.