Think Smarter by Kit Harlow
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Shopping & travel

The unofficial bill-payment portal

A paid search result looks like your utility or service provider’s official payment page but belongs to an unrelated intermediary.

U.S. sourceRecent warning

What they want

Your payment plus unexpected service fees.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Check through another route.

Use the website printed on your bill or the company’s own app. This can be deceptive payment routing rather than outright theft of the whole payment.

Already responded?

Stop contact and ask someone you trust for help. If you paid or exposed account details, contact the affected service through its official channel.

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