The District of North Vancouver is warning residents about a possible scam involving someone who has called residents wanting to make an appointment to gain access to homes to “test their tap water.”
Mairi Welman, communications manager at the municipality, said the district became aware of the calls after about half a dozen residents called utilities staff to report them over the past month.
Welman said the stories vary slightly so it’s not clear whether those calling have received aggressive sales pitches from companies looking to market a product like water filtration or whether someone is trying to case local homes with a more sinister intent.
Regardless, Welman said anyone claiming to be part of a district utilities crew is definitely a scam artist.
Any water testing on district lines is done from outside of the home, on the street, she said.
“We’d like people to know that the District of North Vancouver does not request entry to private homes to test water quality.”
Welman said the calls received so far appear to have come from different areas of the district.
Welman said anyone receiving a call should note the number it is coming from and call the North Vancouver RCMP non-emergency line at 604-985-1311 to report it.
Sgt. Geoff Harder of the North Vancouver RCMP said so far police have not received any reports of similar activity.
