The Metropolitan District Commission is warning residents of impostors targeting water company customers in the Hartford area and demanding payments over the phone.
According to the MDC, scammers pretending to be water company employees are calling customers in Hartford and threatening to shut off their water service unless they make a credit card payment.
So far, the MDC has received two or three reports from customers in the capitol city.
A spokesperson for the MDC said the company will never solicit money over the phone or show up on customers' doorsteps unannounced. All employees wear wear identifiable clothing and drive vehicles marked with the MDC logo.
Anyone who receives a suspicious call or an unscheduled visit from someone purporting to be with the water company is urged to call the MDC Command Center at 860-278-7850 ext. 3600.
If you have doubts about the visitors' motives, call the police and do not let them into your home.
