{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-utility-shutoff-threat-scam","label":"Fake utility shutoff threat scam — electricity/gas/water service disconnection today + pay via prepaid card / Green Dot / MoneyGram within hours to avoid cutoff","description":"Email impersonating an electric, gas, or water utility company threatening same-day or imminent service disconnection unless the recipient immediately calls a payment hotline and provides a prepaid card number (Green Dot, Vanilla, Walmart MoneyCard, eBay gift card) or MoneyGram payment to \"prevent service interruption.\" Real utility companies never require prepaid gift cards as payment, never give 2-hour ultimatums via cold email, and never dispatch technicians based on email contact. FTC/AARP 2024: utility impersonation scams are the #1 senior-targeted phone/email scam with $186M in reported losses; spikes sharply in winter (heating season) and summer (cooling season) when service disruption fear is highest. Classic pressure tactic: \"a technician has been dispatched to your address\" — implying immediate irreversibility.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}