Winnipeg senior's account overdrawn for $146,000 water bill
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A Winnipeg senior is getting soaked with a six-figure water bill.
A Winnipeg senior is getting soaked with a six figure water bill.
Dorothy Martin's normal water bill is around $118. The Charleswood senior and her son Tim, couldn’t believe the amount she was hosed for this week.
"I was absolutely shocked to see such an outrageous amount for a bill," said Tim Martin.
Dorothy has preauthorized payments taken from her bank account for her water bill. On Wednesday, Tim Martin received an email, alerting him his mom's bank account had been massively overdrawn.
"My first thought was that this was some sort of phishing scam," he said.
But he decided to check it out anyway. He soon discovered his mom's account was overdrawn because of a water bill from the City of Winnipeg for $146,273.35.
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