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An Atlanta suburb is trying to recover nearly $800,000 it lost in an email scam.
WAGA-TV reports that the City of East Point lost the money in 2021 after someone hacked into the city’s email system and sent four bogus invoices from city email addresses asking for funds to be transferred to a bogus company.
The losses became public knowledge after being discussed in an audit report presented on Thursday
Workers sent a total of $1,219,287, but city officials requisitioned the fourth wire transfer, worth $434,197, after realizing what was happening. That still left the city of 38,000, located near the Atlanta airport, missing $785,090.
Several members of the East Point City Council believe administrators should have announced the loss sooner.
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East Point, an Atlanta suburb, is trying to recover nearly $800,000 lost in an email scam when their system was infiltrated by hackers.
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City Councilwoman Stephanie Gordon wondered how city employees could transfer so much money without managerial oversight.
“There was absolutely no control … there’s no excuse for it,” Gordon said.
City manager Deron King said staff didn’t tell the council because FBI agents were investigating and he wasn’t sure how much they could share. He said changes have been made, including requiring multiple people to sign wire transfers.
“I promise everyone that as we move forward, we will move forward with full transparency,” East Point Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham said at Thursday’s meeting.
King said insurance may cover some of the losses.
East Point, an Atlanta suburb, aims to recover nearly $800,000 lost to email scam
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