Brazos County Emergency Services District No. 1 is dealing with the aftermath of a sophisticated scam that cost them just under $400,000.

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The district lost the money at the hands of hackers who infiltrated their email communications with a vendor. The funds were intended to build two fire stations.

"This is the first time and hopefully the last," said Rodger Stout, commissioner and president of Brazos County ESD #1.

The hackers used an elaborate scheme to intercept communications between the district and their vendor.

"So we thought we were communicating with the vendor when actually we were communicating with the hackers," Stout said.

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