Fraudulent emails impersonating city officials
Summary
A scammer sent the Los Cerros applicant fake emails appearing to come from Chair Ben Parker, claiming the application was approved and requesting a wire transfer. Staff warned that legitimate city email only comes from slocity.org addresses and that the city will never ask for wire transfers.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed May 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents who fall for the scam could lose money via wire transfers; no reported losses yet.
Residents who heed the warning about verifying city email addresses.
Applicants relying on fake approvals could make decisions based on bogus information or lose money to the scam.
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