Some consumers assume they have nothing to lose in electric restructuring.
Meanwhile, scam artists are sprouting like mushrooms as soon as the deregulation topic is broached in some states. The scamming opportunities are made greater by the advent of the Internet. Anyone with a computer can set up shop and start making promises. The Pennsylvania attorney general filed a lawsuit against a national beauty products company for allegedly operating an illegal pyramid scheme to sell electricity and related services without the ability to provide them. The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against a California-based Internet service provider that branched out into electricity marketing.