PERRIS (CNS) - Eastern Municipal Water District ratepayers were
advised today to take precautions against scam artists posing as
representatives of the utility, seeking bill payments via online vendors not
associated with the district.Customers have reported receiving calls from unknown parties using
unrecognized phone numbers recently, with the callers stating water and sewer
payments are required at once to prevent service disconnections, officials
said.The fraudsters instruct ratepayers to release funds "via peer-to-peer
mobile payment application that is connected directly to the customer's
bank account, such as Zelle, PayPal or Venmo.""EMWD never has, and never would, request bill payments in this
manner," the utility stated.Officials advised anyone who receiv
