The Town of Arlington is alerting residents, contractors, and local businesses about an active email phishing scam involving fraudulent requests for payment related to municipal permits. The fraudulent email appears to come from a Town official seeking payment.  

The Town of Arlington will never request sensitive personal information, passwords, or financial payments, ESPECIALLY WIRE TRANSFERS, via an unsolicited email.  

Avoid Being Scammed 
Pay careful attention to the sender and the reply to email. Was the email sent from a known domain? Also make sure that the email address is not a visual spoof of a known domain, such as "dornain[.]com" rather than "domain[.]com.” 

• Watch out for suspicious domains, such as @micorsoft-support[.]com, that resemble legitimate domains, such as @microsoft[.]com.  

• Look for grammar mistakes, and different use of fonts. Pay close attention to the characters in the email address. For example an A instead of an O, U instead of an A, or 0 instead of an O. 

Town of Arlington Domains Include  

@town.arlington.ma.us   
@opengov.com 
no-reply@invoicecloud.net  
@arlington.k12.ma.us 
arlington.mass@public.govdelivery.com (Town email distribution lists) 

What To Do If You Receive a Fraudulent Email 

• Do NOT reply to the message. 

• Do NOT open attachments or click any links. 

• Do NOT send payment or financial information. 

• Mark the email as Spam/Phishing in your email system. 

 
Unfortunately, phishing scams are becoming increasingly common. Your vigilance in inspecting emails prior to taking any action is paramount to thwarting their success. 

For questions to verify any communication you receive from the Town, please contact the appropriate Town department at arlingtonma.gov. 

If you believe you may have been a victim of this scam, please contact the Arlington Police Department at 781-643-1212 to file a report. You may also file a report online at arlingtonma.gov/police.