PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Pender County officials say they are the victim of a financial fraud scheme involving fraudulent changes to vendor payment information.
County officials said a vendor notified the county on Friday, Dec. 12, that multiple invoice payments had not been received. An internal investigation later revealed that in September, an outside party impersonating the vendor successfully requested a change to banking details used for Electronic Funds Transfer payments.
Officials said the fraudulent activity resulted in a loss of approximately $650,000…