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County staff warns applicants about scam emails requesting wire payments
Summary
Citrus County staff alerted applicants and residents during the Aug. 6 Planning & Development Commission meeting that fraudulent invoices are circulating, urging people not to pay by wire and to verify email addresses via the county website.
County staff opened the meeting with a warning about fraudulent emails that appear to come from county planning staff and ask applicants to pay by wire transfer. A staff member said the county does not use addresses like 'Citrus county planning dot USA' and reiterated that legitimate payments must be completed through the county payment portal.
“Citrus county planning dot USA is not a real email address,” the staff member told attendees, adding that the county does not accept payment by wire and that suspicious invoices may lack phone numbers or other verification. Staff advised recipients to call the county or use published email addresses on the official website before interacting with any unusual invoice. The announcement was presented as a routine public‑service caution and was uncontroversial among commissioners.
