The FBI Warned About Fake Permit Fees. The Harder Question Is Where the Money Goes. | Recorded Future

<div> <div> <div>A fast-growing scam impersonates city and county planning departments, sending property owners real-looking invoices for fake permit fees and pressuring them to wire payment on a deadline. Because the victim authorizes the transfer, payments commonly clear the behavioral checks built to catch fraud, making beneficiary accounts one of the most reliable signals