HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Harrisonburg Police Department (HPD) announced on the department’s social media page that someone has been trying to impersonate the Community Development Department with fake invoices. These emails are being sent to individuals who have applied for land use approvals through Community Development.
According to HPD, this is a pay scam likely attempting to get a wire payment from the victim and is not legitimate. The email below is what was sent to the victim, and he contacted Community Development before sending any money.
Note the sender email is “[email protected]”. Real email addresses for city employees and city departments end in “@harrisonburgva.gov“…