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Village staff warns residents of fraudulent emails asking for wire payments
Summary
Staff alerted applicants and residents that the village will not request payments via wire transfer and urged anyone with invoices or questionable payment requests to verify with staff, following reported instances of fraudulent emails.
Rob, a village staff member, alerted attendees that the village will not request payments through wire transfer and that some people have received fraudulent emails purporting to be from the village.
"Just want to make a reminder that the village will not request for payments through wire transfer," Rob said, urging applicants and residents to verify any invoice or payment request with village staff. He said staff had observed instances of people receiving fraudulent emails and encouraged caution when processing payments.
The commission did not record additional details about the number of incidents or any planned outreach; staff advised verifying with village staff if there is any uncertainty about a payment request.
