Scam targets Brownsburg animal clinic seeking rezone of land

Scammer targets Brownsburg, Indiana, business using public records

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (WISH) – A nonprofit animal clinic was nearly scammed out of thousands of dollars by a tactic investigators are increasingly seeing across the country.

The Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinic in Brownsburg is trying to rezone some land for its expansion. So, Tammy Sollenberger, founder and executive director of the clinic, said it wasn’t unusual to receive an email from the Brownsburg planning manager.

But, it was unusual for him to request a $10,903 wire transfer…

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