Politics & Government
Scammers Hack Email, Impersonate City Official
Someone pretending to be a Ferndale city official used an official email account to try and phish residents' information.
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The City of Ferndale posted a warning to businesses and residents after several people reported receiving an email from employee Scott Worthington, head of the City's Building Department. On the evening of Feb. 28, a number of Ferndale city employees received this email, purporting to be from Worthington:
IT staffers from the city of Ferndale noticed something off about the emails, investigated and found evidence that Worthington’s city email account had been targeted by a phishing scam. IT staffers say the email went out to over a thousand people, both city workers and people in the larger community.
A statement posted on the city’s website warns people not to open this email if you’ve received it. “As with all phishing and/or scam emails, IT recommends that you delete the message without opening. If you do open the message, do not click on the ‘DropBox’ link,” the statement advises.
Assistant City Manager Joseph Gacioch can answer any questions residents might have about this situation at (248) 546-2525.
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