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Sumner County recovers funds after vendor-payment phishing attempt; staff to tighten vendor-ACH checks
Sumner County Financial Management Committee · January 8, 2026
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Summary
Finance staff reported an attempted phishing scam that tricked an AP clerk into initiating a small ACH payment to a fraudulent account, but the bank recovered the funds; the county will add department confirmation before changing vendor payment methods.
Sumner County finance staff told the Jan. 7 financial management committee that a vendor‑payment phishing scheme briefly succeeded in authorizing a small ACH payout but that the county secured a full recovery.
An accounts‑payable coordinator received a series of emails impersonating a highway vendor (Rogers Group)…
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