Customers of MidAmerican Energy and Ameren beware – identity thieves might be after your personal information.

Both companies issued statements in recent days warning customers that scammers are making calls and even visiting customer homes in an effort to get credit card and Social Security numbers. 

The callers are reportedly identifying themselves as customer service associates or attorneys representing the utility.  They sometimes tell the customer their account is past due and that payment is needed immediately to avoid disconnection. 

In a separate scam, Ameren says scammers tell customers the president is applying credits of up to $1,500 to the customer’s utility bill.  The thief then gives the customer a phony bank routing number and asks the customer to add their Social Security number to receive the “credit”.  These scammers are contacting customers by phone, in person, posting fliers, using social media and even text messaging.

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