Fort Wayne/Allen County

Residents warned about email scam

The Allen County commissioners Wednesday alerted residents to an email scam that claims to be a legitimate message from the Department of Planning Services. It appears that companies and individuals who have applications with the Board of Zoning Appeals are being targeted with fake invoices that look as if they came from the city of Fort Wayne.

One example of the bogus emails claims a company owes a nonrefundable processing fee of $4,980 as part of the application review process.

The scam email says payment is required by wire transfer.

County and city officials urge anyone who receives an invoice supposedly from the Department of Planning Services to verify the message by contacting the office.

The Department of Planning Serv

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