08/05/2026
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Lane County has learned about a scam email targeting people involved in active land use permit applications.
The email looks like it came from Lane County and asks the recipient to ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ to finish their permit. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ.
Lane County will never:
โAsk you to pay by wire transfer, cryptocurrency, or gift card.
โ Ask for your bank account, PIN, or access codes.
Before you respond to an email, watch for warning signs:
โ The sender's email address doesn't end in .gov.
โ You're asked to pay in an unusual way, like a wire transfer.
โ You're pressured to act quickly or only communicate by email.
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๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ. Don't click links, open attachments, or use the phone number or email address in a suspicious message. Instead, contact Lane County using a phone number from our real website: www.LaneCountyOR.gov
Learn more about this scam and about protecting yourself from scammers at https://bit.ly/3SfNAbp
