The Town of Antigonish has been made aware of a recent scam in our community targeting customers of the Town of Antigonish Electric Utility. Residents are receiving text messages from an unknown number with information about overbilling and a link to an unidentified website.

Customers will never be contacted by the Town of Antigonish Electric Utility via text message. All communications will be done via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or over telephone call from the Town’s Corporate Services Department.

The Town is advising residents who receive text messages like this to ignore, block or report the number to their carrier. Town officials have contacted the RCMP to make them aware of this online scam.  

Text messages that customers have been receiving look like the following: