VASCO
Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) on Tuesday appealed to people to avoid agents by contacting municipal offices directly for any works related to the council.
Speaking to the media, MMC Chairperson Girish Borkar said the council would initiate stringent action if any person indulged in malpractices or misdeeds to cheat people by claiming to be municipal council agents.
Borkar was reacting to reports on social media of an alleged scam where money was taken from a senior citizen who was provided a fake receipt of a house tax payment by a person claiming to be an agent.
“I have seen some news on social media about some scam for the last three days and when I checked with our staff, I found nothing of that sort but I want to appeal to the public to avoid any agent and instead, approach the municipal officials directly,” said Borker.
“The MMC will not allow or tolerate any agent who offers to help people with payments or fills up forms for money,” said Borkar.
“When it comes to payments, the MMC has many options available for people that includes cash, cheques, bank debit cards or even QR code. I appeal to people not to approach any agents because when things go wrong with the agents, the people tend to spread misleading facts which fuel rumours and ultimately tarnish the image of the MMC,” said Borker.
