Adams permit bills should come through the county path

Fake permit invoices have been turning up in Adams County inboxes. They arrive by email with an attachment and ask for immediate wire payment, dressed up to look like a bill the county sent.

The detail that gives them away is the channel. Community and Economic Development fees are requested and accepted through the E-Permit Center, not by surprise email, and real county messages come from a county email address. A wire request out of nowhere does not fit that pattern, no matter how official the attachment looks.

Scammers lean on timing here. A real project carries real fees, so an owner mid-build is already half-expecting an invoice and may be primed to pay fast to keep the work moving. A made-up permit deadline only adds to the squeeze, and that pressure is exactly what makes a fake bill slip through.

The calm move is to slow down and check the source. Log into the E-Permit Center to see what you actually owe, or call the One Stop Permitting Center and ask. An attachment or a wire demand is never the way a genuine fee shows up, and no real deadline is so tight that confirming it costs you anything.