Scam Type
Utility Scam
Business Name Used
Duke Energy Impostor
Date Reported
Sep 12, 2022
Victim Postal Code
46161
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
Received a text Dear Duke Energy customer this Notification is to inform you that your electrify service will be disconnected. Please visit or contact us at 888-959-5173. Called and was informed a notification was sent in July informing we owe $398.62 for a new meter and techs were being dispatched to our home within 30 minutes. If this is not paid service will be disconnected. Said I needed to go to an office to pay immediately. Office doesn’t slow customers. Called back and was told I needed to go to Walmart, Walgreens or CVS to get a Visa vanilla gift card and call back with the receipt and card. I then called Duke and was told this is a scam.
