Recently the Community and Economic Development Department became aware of a new scam after several of our customers received fake invoices that appeared to be from the Planning & Zoning Board asking for payment of additional fees for pending rezoning applications (see sample below):
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E-mails and invoices like the example above are not legitimate. These scams are designed to convince you to share personal financial information. Neither the City of Lakeland Community and Economic Development Department nor the Planning and Zoning Board will e-mail invoices for payment of application fees or reviews. All legitimate payment notifications are sent through iMS, the City’s online application portal, as City of Lakeland([email protected]) If you are ever unsure about payment requests, call Community and Economic Development at (863) 834-6011.