{"id":122818,"date":"2025-09-10T16:24:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=122818"},"modified":"2025-09-10T19:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:48:36","slug":"department-of-planning-services-issues-new-scam-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/09\/10\/department-of-planning-services-issues-new-scam-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Planning Services issues new scam warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-113137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-1024x502.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-696x341.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-857x420.jpg 857w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-324x160.jpg 324w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner-533x261.jpg 533w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AllenCounty-FortWayneSeal_banner.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Board of Commissioners and City of Fort Wayne, on behalf of the Department of Planning Services is alerting citizens of an email scam that included an email claiming the recipient had a project approved by DPS.<\/p>\n<p><--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Allen County Board of Commissioners and City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne Warn Companies and Individuals of NEW SCAM Tactic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (September 10, 2025) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/allen-county-citizens-receive-scam-emails\/\">On September 3, 2025<\/a>, the Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the Department of Planning Services (\u201cDPS\u201d) alerted citizens of an email scam that included an email claiming the recipient had a project approved by DPS. Unfortunately, a new email scam is circulating.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that companies and individuals that have applications with the Board of Zoning Appeals are being targeted with fake invoices that look like they came from the City of Fort Wayne. The county and city urge anyone who receives an invoice from DPS to contact the office for verification.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Planning Services can be reached by calling 260-449-7607 or emailing at <a href=\"mailto:acfwdpspermitspecialists@allencounty.us\" target=\"_blank\">acfwdpspermitspecialists@allencounty.us<\/a>. Their office is located on the first floor of the Citizens Square Building, 200 East Berry Street, Ste. 150, Fort Wayne, IN 46802.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/Allen_County\/BOC\/2025\/2025_09_10_Fake_Invoice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Example of Fake Invoice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/Allen_County\/BOC\/2025\/2025_09_10_Fake_Invoice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download New Email Sam Letter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='436941013a8dca88f68f3e0444f73662' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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