A number of Ameren customers, both business and residential, are targeted by scammers over the course of a year. 

Company officials are mounting a counter-attack on the scammers, hoping to educate as many customers as they can about the crooks that often pose as an Ameren officials asking for the customer to make a payment or face losing their service. Ameren Spokesman Paula Nixon says they will not call their customers and demand immediate payment. She says while anyone can be a target, they like to focus on a couple of demographics:

Anyone who hears from someone claiming to be a utility representative and asking for immediate payment on a bill is urged to hang up, call police and call the utility right away. Last week was Utility Scam Awareness Week.