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City warns applicants and board of email 'spear‑phishing' targeting planning applicants and staff
Summary
Poughkeepsie Commissioner of Development Europa McGovern told the Planning Board the city has received reports of fraudulent emails posing as staff or board members and asking for payments or wire transfers; the city urged applicants to verify messages through official channels.
Poughkeepsie Commissioner of Development Europa McGovern told the Planning Board that city information‑technology staff have identified a series of fraudulent emails — commonly called spear‑phishing — that appear to target planning applicants and board members.
McGovern said the emails are designed to look like legitimate correspondence from the planning or…
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