Developer Beware: Phishing Scammers Are Impersonating Municipal Officials to Steal From Developers

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Hours before your zoning hearing, an email lands in your inbox. It appears to come from a municipal official. It cites your exact property address and application number, attaches an official-looking invoice on municipal letterhead, and warns that your project will be pulled from tonight’s agenda unless you wire an escrow payment immediately. It is a scam—and it is costing land use applicants real money….
By: Saul Ewing LLP
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