Fresno City Hall is at the center of an international hacking scam in which officials believe 'there is little to no chance that we will receive our money back, that we've lost.'
The city confirmed to Action News hackers based outside the United States were able to steal $400,000 in taxpayer money back in November 2020.first published by The Fresno Bee"The contractor had been sending regular invoices to the city for payment, and the city during the time received an invoice from what was thought to be that contractor," said Dyer.
"It mirrored the invoices that they had received in the past, almost identical, the difference was a different bank number," added Dyer. City officials explained that they kept quiet on the situation at the request of the FBI to prevent disrupting other ongoing cases that could be linked to the same scammer, also stating that they do not believe that the previous administration played a role in the scam or covering up any emails.
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