There’s a big scam circulating southern Indiana involving Centerpoint Energy. Here’s everything you need to know.
There are so many ways people can get scammed nowadays. You could get a threatening phone call from a scammer, phishing email scams, social media scams, and even text message scams. It’s honestly kind of scary, especially for the elderly, who typically fall victim more often. These scammers have gotten very creative throughout the years. It’s hard not only to keep up with them, but it has also gotten even harder to decipher what is legitimate and what is a scam.
That’s especially true when the scam comes from a real company that everyone in the area uses. Yesterday, the Boonville Police Department took to social media to spread the word about a new scam that involves Centerpoint Energy that is on the rise in the area. Let’s take a look at this scam so that you don’t fall victim to it.
New Centerpoint Scam Circulating Warrick County
According to the Boonville Police Department, an individual is calling several residents and businesses in the area, claiming that they are from Centerpoint. They will call claiming that your account has been red-flagged and send you a text with a bar code to take to Walmart to go pay their bill…