If your inbox recently served up an email that seems to be from the Charlotte County Community Development Department, you might want to think twice before clicking any links or downloading any attachments. The department has issued a public warning about a phishing scam making the rounds, targeting individuals with emails that convincingly masquerade as official communications.
These scammy emails are not just a minor annoyance – they’re a direct threat to your private information, seeking to swipe financial data, among other things. The tell-tale sign of these fraudulent messages is often the presence of suspicious links or attachments; and if the email’s asking for a little too much personal detail or oddly soliciting money, it’s another red flag. Despite the…..