Telephone Scammers Are Targeting Utility Customers In Our Area. Some Customers Of Bristol Tennessee Essential Services Have Become Victims Of A Ploy To Extort Money. The Utility Is Warning Its Customers The Scam Involves Attempts To Steal Money Using Telephone Calls Saying Their Electricity Will Be Disconnected That Day Unless They Give The Caller Their Credit Card Information Over The Phone Or Cash Is Brought To A Location That Is Not BTES. CEO Mike Browder Said The Utility Does Not Initiate Such Calls To Customers Requesting Payment Outside Of Normal Methods.