Midwest Energy is reporting that dozens of businesses in Hays and Colby have received scam calls, telling the business their bill is overdue and instructing them to purchase a money card to pay their bill.

“We never tell a customer to use a money card to pay a bill,” said Mike Morley, Director of Corporate Communications for Midwest Energy. “In fact, we don’t even accept money cards as payment. We accept cash, check, credit card, and bank draft for payment, but not money cards or gift cards.”

Anyone receiving a suspected scam call should report it to Midwest Energy at 1-800-222-3121.

— Midwest Energy