City of Fort Lauderdale loses .2 million in phishing scam, police in Florida say
The City of Fort Lauderdale was bilked out of $1.2 million dollars in what police in South Florida are saying was a phishing scam. The city made th...
The City of Fort Lauderdale was bilked out of $1.2 million dollars in what police in South Florida are saying was a phishing scam. The city made the large payment on September 14 for what they believed was a legitimate bill from Moss Construction, according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis told CNN affiliate WSVN Moss Construction is working on building a police station for the city, located 28 miles north of Miami. 'It's $144 million, so they're in full construction mode, so it would've been consistent with the practice that we've been following,' Trantalis said, WSVN reported.