Centerpoint Scam on the Rise in Southern Indiana

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.

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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.

Obviously, this is a scam. If you are behind on your Centerpoint bill, you will be notified by mail/email and will NEVER be told to pay your bill at Walmart. You will be instructed to pay your bill through Centerpoint directly. However, these scammers can sound pretty convincing, even giving you certain details of your account that you would think only Centerpoint would know.

To give you an idea of what to look out for, a friend of mine received a call and text from this scammer and shared the message on social media. Take a look at this scam in the post below.

Centerpoint also shared a post about scammers claiming to be from the company:

Please, spread the word so that we make sure that nobody falls victim to this scam in the future. If you believe you have been the victim of a scam, file a complaint at www.indianaconsumer.com with Attorney General Rokita’s office.