Man posing as utilities worker solicits cash
The Gazette
Published August 22, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
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Colorado Springs Utilities is asking residents near Fort Carson to be on guard after receiving reports of someone posing as a utilities worker going door to door asking for money for a bogus project.
The impostor recently approached a woman, her husband and a neighbor on Canoe Creek Drive claiming that he was collecting money to fund a water contamination cleanup in the area.
People may call 719-448-4800 to verify that a utilities worker has been sent to their home.
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