Gordon County Government is urging citizens to stay vigilant against fraudulent emails and phishing scams impersonating local officials.
County officials issue this alert following reports of a recent scam falsely using the name of Zoning Administrator Tony Ross and the Gordon County Planning & Zoning Department to solicit money and fee payments via email.
Residents are reminded that all legitimate electronic communications from Gordon County departments, staff, and elected officials will come only from official email addresses ending in:
@gordoncountyga.gov
Any email claiming to be official business, demanding zoning fees or payments, or requesting personal information that does not originate from gordoncountyga.gov (such as addresses ending in .com, .org, @gmail.com, or @yahoo.com) is illegitimate and should be treated as a scam…