Medium PriorityPublic Safetyopen
Wire-transfer scam targeting city permitting customers
Summary
Scammers are sending realistic-looking fake city invoices asking for wire-transfer payments, apparently using names pulled from public notices. The city will never request wire transfers by email.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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Last discussed Apr 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Potential losses for residents or businesses fooled into wiring money — the city itself loses nothing.
✅Who benefits
Residents who hear the warning and avoid paying fake invoices.
⚠️Who could be affected
Permitting customers targeted by the fake invoices, which misuse names pulled from public notices.
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