The City of Corvallis is warning residents about new financial scams aimed at people using the Cityβs land use services. Scammers have been sending fake invoices that appear to come from City building officials, asking for wire transfer payments. These messages often use real employee names but come from generic or unfamiliar email addresses.
City officials stress that they never request payments by wire transfer. Legitimate land use payments can only be made through the Cityβs secure online system…