OPP want you to be on the lookout for a scam making the rounds of Northwestern Ontario. Conmee and O'Connor Township residents have been receiving phone calls from someone asking to obtain a water sample from that person's home. OPP say once a sample is taken, the caller attempts to sell the resident a very expensive water filtration system. Police are advising the public to be wary of these types of scams and to know that the Townships are not soliciting for water samples in the Thunder Bay area.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
OPP Warn About Water Scam
OPP want you to be on the lookout for a scam making the rounds of Northwestern Ontario. Conmee and O'Connor Township residents have been receiving phone calls from someone asking to obtain a water sample from that person's home. OPP say once a sample is taken, the caller attempts to sell the resident a very expensive water filtration system. Police are advising the public to be wary of these types of scams and to know that the Townships are not soliciting for water samples in the Thunder Bay area.