McPherson warns residents of fake email account impersonating mayor
City officials urge the public to verify email domains and report suspicious messages to the Municipal Center
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Sign up freeCity officials announced Tuesday that they had discovered an unauthorized email account impersonating Mayor Jim Loving, warning residents to be on high alert. Officials said scammers are using the fake address to pose as the mayor, reminding the public that all legitimate correspondence from municipal leaders and staff will come only from email addresses ending in "mcpcity.com."
Loving, a retired refinery executive who was sworn into office in January to succeed longtime Mayor Tom Brown, is the only official currently identified in the alert. The McPherson Police Department is urging anyone who receives questionable messages that do not match the official city domain to avoid engaging with the sender and instead verify the email's authenticity by calling the Municipal Center directly at 620-245-2535.
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