The Junction City Police Department has received information in the last 24 hours that two local businesses have been contacted by unknown persons, who said they represented the City of Junction City, and that the businesses had an outstanding balance on their water account.

The unknown caller then attempted to get the victim businesses to play those outstanding balances by wiring money to satisfy the unpaid amount.

The Police Department said those calls are a scam, and no representative from the City of Junction City would attempt to have a customer submit payment by wire for an outstanding water bill. Anyone receiving one of those calls should gather all the information they possibly can from the caller, such as caller ID, and call the Junction City Police Department immediately at 785-762-5912.