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Portage, MI – Residents in Portage are being warned today after police received multiple reports of individuals impersonating “Paymentus,” the third-party platform used for official City of Portage payments. The scammers are reportedly calling, emailing, and leaving voicemails asking for residents’ City of Portage account numbers or requesting immediate payment.
According to the Portage Department of Public Safety, none of these contacts are legitimate. Officials say the fraud attempts appear to be targeting utility customers and others who may assume the request is part of a routine billing verification. Police noted that the messages often appear urgent or time-sensitive, a tactic commonly used in financial scams…