The town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Police Department are again urging community members to guard against becoming the victim of fraud following new reports of a fraudulent phishing scam targeting Wake Forest Planning Department customers. Using a bogus email address ( [email protected] ), the emails claim to be from the “Planning Commission Town of Wake Forest” or Planning Department requesting payment. The emails include official-sounding language and the names of actual town staff to seem authentic – but they are not. Many times, it’s hard to tell what’s a scam and what isn’t – but this is a scam designed to pressure victims into making payments to scammers. What to do if you receive a suspicious email:…
- Do not reply or click on any links.
- Do not open any attachments.
- Do not wire money for payments.
- Report the email as spam or phishing and/or delete the email immediately.
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