Someone is impersonating 91原创 City and pretending to conduct a survey, but police warn it may be a scam.

Both the Thursday morning after a number of phone calls to local residents in recent days.

The calls claim to be conducting a survey, and the call display claims the caller is 91原创 City.

However, the call display information is likely being 鈥渟poofed,鈥� said Cpl. Holly Largy, spokesperson for the 91原创 RCMP.

鈥淚t is possible for industrious criminals to manipulate the call display so you don鈥檛 know who is really calling,鈥� she said.

It鈥檚 unclear at this point exactly what the scammers are after, but police are warning against giving the callers info.

鈥淚t is imperative that you don鈥檛 share any personal information over the phone with an unsolicited caller or through internet inquires,鈥� Largy said.

Fraud and identity theft are concerns when personal info is stolen.

The calls have been scattershot. At least one person who complained to 91原创 City doesn鈥檛 even live in 91原创, Largy said.

鈥淪ome people reported getting four of five calls in a night,鈥� she said.

91原创 City is NOT currently conducting a survey - The City of 91原创 has been receiving several complaints from citizens who are receiving calls from a number being displayed as 91原创 City.

鈥� 91原创 City (@91原创City_)

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4. Don鈥檛 pay upfront for a promise. Someone might ask you to pay in advance for things like debt relief, credit and loan offers, mortgage assistance, or a job. They might even say you鈥檝e won a prize, but first you have to pay taxes or fees. If you do, they will probably take the money and disappear.

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