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Applicant reports scam email; staff says online application packets will be redacted
Summary
An applicant for a COA reported receiving a scam email impersonating the chair and the city's finance director requesting payment; staff said the city has seen similar impersonation attempts before and that staff will remind colleagues to fully redact online application packets.
An applicant for work at 837 South Jackson Street told the Landmarks Commission on Aug. 19 that he had received a scam email impersonating commission leadership and a city finance official seeking payment related to his COA.
"I have been receiving or I did receive a scam email yesterday morning on behalf of the Landmarks Commission," applicant Alex Young said, adding the message appeared to impersonate the chair and the city's financing director and asked for payment tied to a COA. Staff acknowledged the problem, saying a similar impersonation occurred with the planning commission a year earlier and that the city began redacting applications posted online. "We did start redacting our applications... I will be sure to remind staff to do a full redaction for anything that goes online," staff said.
Staff invited the applicant to send any problematic documents to a staff email so they can follow up. Commissioners and staff characterized the incident as disconcerting and agreed to ensure public-facing application packets are redacted to limit contact information that can be misused.
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