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We have been made aware of a series of fraudulent SMS messages and emails being sent to customers, falsely claiming to be from APUA <\/a><\/strong>regarding unpaid utility bills.<\/p>

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CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP NOTICE: FROM THE Antigua Public Utilities Authorities We have been made aware of a series of fraudulent SMS messages and emails being sent to customers, falsely claiming to be from APUA regarding unpaid utility bills. Please be advised that these messages are not from APUA and are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":232081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nAPUA Warning: Beware of Fraudulent Messages - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stay informed about APUA. 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