Canton church scammed out of nearly $10,000 in electric bill hoax

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) – A Canton church claims they were scammed out of nearly $10,000 thinking they were paying their electric bill.

In a police report filed Wednesday, Deliverance Christian Church said their American Electric Power bill was “higher than normal,” and AEP had scheduled a disconnect electricity date.

On Monday, a church member received a call from someone claiming to be from AEP stating their was technician enroute to shut off the utility, and could not take a payment over the phone…

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