PAPILLION, Neb. (KMTV) – Papillion city officials are warning residents to review their bills after discovering someone is impersonating the city and sending fraudulent invoices via email.
- Fraudsters are impersonating the city and sending email invoices over $10,000 requesting wire transfers or direct deposits.
- The scammers are accessing city council and planning board agendas to identify neighbors, developers and organizations to target with fraudulent bills.
- The Papillion Police Department is working to identify the scammer while city officials remind residents to always verify unexpected invoices directly with city departments.
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Papillion city officials are warning residents to review their bills after discovering someone is impersonating the city and sending fraudulent invoices via email.
The scammer is using publicly available information from city council and planning board agendas to target residents, developers and organizations with fake bills, according to Trenton Albers, the city’s communications director…