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Scam Alert: Beware of Companies Offering Insurance for Water Breaks

Residents are getting solicited for insurance coverage from the street to the meter.

Peabody Police are warning residents to be aware of companies offering insurance for water breaks.

They may be a scam, according to police. It has come to the attention of the city’s water department that customers are getting solicited for insurance offering coverage from the street to your meter.

They may be fraudulent offers, according to authorities.

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