FIRSTENERGY OPCO F E ECHECK

This is a scam and we noticed a 2nd first energy charge as an ach debit in a month. Calling 1st energy in Akron, it wasn't their charge. We reported it to our bank, which investigated and found it was fraud. Before we could switch everything to a new account we had to open we were defrauded a 2nd time the next month. What a hassle to have to change all our automatic debits and deposits.

I saw this on my FirstEnergy bank withdraw as well and along with all the other scams going on I thought I'd call them and find out. In my case the representative reassured me it's not a scam and it's just their online payment routing; OPCO WEST READYPAY WEB FE ECHECK is exactly how it appears on my bank statement. Hope that sets minds at ease, but when it doubt, check it out!

Had this charge directly drawn from my checking account. 100% fraud

How does this comany get your bank account number, and if this has happened before, why isnt the banks recognizing these charges as a scam? I had to call my bank and then had to put in a claim which took me over 40 minutes on the phone. Looks like they're also praying on elderly people. Whst is this world coming to?

Definitely a scam, but I caught it the day it happened and got my bank to put a stop on it and for reoccurring charges that way it won't happen again.

This was not Fraud in my case. In the description of the transaction, after the "FIRSTENERGY OPCO F E ECHECK", was a 12 digit number. I went to ohio edisons website and went to register for a new account and it asked for a zip code and a 12 digit account number. I put that 12 digit number in, finished registration and it brought up my account and payment history. I recently switched over the utilities for a property to be under my name.