Scam Circulating in Grand Island Involves Bogus Rezoning Application Fees

Scam circulating in Grand Island involves bogus rezoning application fees

Messages falsely claim to be from Community Development Director Chad Nabity and ask the recipient to respond for wire transfer instructions.

Scammers target planning commission applicants with fake invoices

Scammers posing as Petersburg Borough Planning and Zoning Director Liz Cabrera sent official-looking emails soliciting payment of nearly $5,000 to at least two individuals with pending applications before the planning commission this month, prompting borough staff to change how they handle applicant information. The fraudulent emails, which included detailed invoices, were sophisticated enough to...

Harvesting public data, scammers send bogus invoices to Nevada City residents

When a couple of Nevada City residents decided to replace the wood siding on their home with fire-resistive cement shingles, a scam came to light. Fraudsters are trying to con applicants out of large amounts of money by harvesting public data. Both the homeowners and the contractor who filed the application on behalf of the […] The post Harvesting public data, scammers send bogus invoices to Nevada City residents appeared first on YubaNet.