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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Police warn public to beware of utility frauds and scams

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The Naperville Police Department continues to receive complaints from residents and businesses who have received telephone calls from scammers threatening arrest, service interruption and/or legal action if the recipient does not immediately provide some sort of information or payment to the caller.

The most recent calls have targeted Naperville business owners. The callers state that they are representatives of the utility company and instruct the recipients to make an immediate payment by the use of a MoneyPak card to prevent service interruption. The phone number that has appeared on caller ID appears to be from the City of Naperville.

Residents are reminded to be very cautious of any caller demanding money or payment. The City of Naperville electric and water utilities will never request payment for delinquent utilities over the phone. Anyone receiving such calls should never make payment or provide the caller with any personal or banking information.

“These callers can sound very convincing and are sometimes quite persistent and even threatening,” said Commander Louis Cammiso. “We don’t want any of our residents being scared into releasing personal or banking information over the phone.”

Receipt of such calls can be reported to the Naperville Police Department through the Online Reporting System, www.naperville.il.us/policeonlinereports, or by calling the department’s non-emergency number, (630) 420-6666.

The Naperville Police Department maintains a list of current scams to educate residents of common tactics used by scammers. This list can be found at www.naperville.il.us/fraudscam.

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