The Town of Palm Beach has warned residents, applicants, and design professionals about a phishing email scam. The scam emails claim to be from the Town’s Architectural Planning Commission. They are sent from [email protected], which is not an official address. The Town states that real invoices are only sent through the Electronic Permit and Licensing (EPL) portal from [email protected]. The Town does not request payments by wire transfer.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Officials ask the community to be careful with suspicious emails, especially those asking for urgent action or payment. Anyone who receives these emails should not reply or send money. Instead, they should report the emails to the Palm Beach Police…..