SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – The City of Springfield is warning people about a suspected email fraud targeting planning and development applicants.
According to the City of Springfield, someone claiming to represent the city contacted an applicant by email and asked for payment to complete a planning and development application. The email referenced publicly available application information, used official-sounding titles and included an invoice directing payment by bank wire transfer. The sender also claimed to be a member of the Springfield Planning Commission.
The city wants applicants to know that it does not request payment for planning and development applications by wire transfer, phone or text message. Planning Commission members do not collect or process application payments, and the commission itself is a volunteer body appointed by the City Council…