(WHTM) -- UGI Utilities said scammers are tricking customers with sponsored online ads.

The natural gas and electric utility company said the ads give the wrong number for help, instead routing callers to scammers. In one case, it said a customer calling to report the smell of gas was greeted by a scammer requesting they pay for someone to investigate a possible leak.

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"There is never a cost to the customer for UGI to investigate a potential leak," UGI said in a statement.

There is only one number to call UGI: (800) 276-2722.

In June, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday joined 42 other AGs in sending a letter to Meta urging it to combat scam advertisements on its platforms. That lawsuit targeted fake investment sc

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