LAKE LURE - SCAM ALERT
On October 10th, a local business was called by a man claiming to be a Duke Energy representative. He told the local business owner that there was a back due bill of $1000 and in order to not have their electricity disrupted, the business owner would need to go to a place such as CVS and get a type of cash card for $498.12, then call him back with the number on the back of the card. Luckily the business owner was quickly aware this was a scam.
On October 15th, the man claiming to be from Duke Energy, called the same business owner again and demanded the same transaction be made in order to spare the business an electrical service disruption.
The Lake Lure Police Department has investigated this incident and has notified Duke Energy of this scam.
It is our intent to notify those in our area of this scam. Should you receive a phone call such as that described above, and you are uncertain as to its intention, please do not hesitate to further investigate. Duke Energy welcomes you to call their Customer Service immediately when you’ve received a call that you feel is a scam. To further assist you with guarding yourself against fraudulent activity, go to this Duke Energy webpage http://www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/2014081801.asp (if you have problems with this link, copy and paste to your browser)
The Lake Lure Police Department is always available for you should you feel that you have received a scam phone call or mail. We can be reached at 828-625-4911 or you can email us at [email protected]
