Simi Valley warns residents about salesman using deceptive claims about City water system

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – The Simi Valley Police Department has confirmed a man entering area homes in order to inspect residential water for contaminants is an employee of a Los Angeles-based HVAC and water treatment company selling their products door-to-door.

The City of Simi Valley received multiple calls about a man potentially impersonating a city employee in the neighborhood of Dinsmore and Arcane Street before confirming his affiliation detail Simi Valley Police Department.

According to Simi Valley Police Department, the man does not exactly state he is a city employee and instead, claims he is at residences to inspect, "the city water system for contaminates and toxins”.

The City of Simi Valley detail that there are no issues with city-supplied water and does not endorse nor condone such deceptive business practices.

If you are contacted by any individual using these practices, be sure to ask for identification as well as their true intentions, and if you feel they are acting illegally, contact the Simi Valley Police Department at 805-583-6950.