PURA: Scammers asking CT customers for utility payments via gift card FacebookTwitterEmail Crews work on downed power lines on South Street, at Oakland Heights, in Bethel, Conn, on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Power was out in multiple locations due to a storm that moved through the area overnight.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media Connecticut authorities are warning utility customers to be on the lookout for scammers posing as representatives for various utility companies and demanding payment through pre-paid gift cards. In a tweet, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said the agency “is aware of incidents where scammers are posing as utilities asking customers to pay utility bills via an app, gift card or pre-paid credit card.”