Friday, August 14, 2015

Centralia Police Warn of Utility Collection Scam (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

(CENTRALIA, WA) -- The Centralia Police Department along with the Centralia Utilities Center is warning Centralia utility customers about a scam involving bogus collection calls.

The Utilities Center has received several complaints from customers about a possible scam. Customers received a call from a male warning the customer that if they didn’t pay their utility bill immediately, the utilities would be disconnected.

If you receive such a call, you are urged to hang up and call the Centralia Utilities Center at 330-7657, which is the only valid Centralia Utility Customer Service Center number.