09/03/2026
SCAM ALERT
if it's happening in my town it could be happening anywhere.
It happens in REAL ESTATE.
NEVER WIRE MONEY BEFORE YOU CALL THE COMPANY FROM YOUR KNOWN CONTACT NUMBER OR FROM THE BACK OF YOUR ASSOCIATED MEMBER CARD OR CONFIRMED WEBSITE.
Whether it's for planning permission or anything else.
Don't answer your phone. let people leave messages. then you have time to check them out.
RECENT SCAM EMAILS:
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND DEVELOPERS APPLYING TO THE
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OR PLANNING BOARD
Recently some individuals involved in Zoning or Planning Board applications have
reported receiving suspicious emails and letters of unpaid invoices and requesting wire transfers. These emails and letters appear to come from the Township of Berkeley Heights but are not legitimate.
For example, a resident recently received a fraudulent email from someone
impersonating a Township employee. The email requested payment by wire transfer.
Please be advised that wire transfers are a red flag; the Township of Berkeley
Heights will never request a wire transfer related to a Board application.
(We will always request a check made payable to THE TOWNSHIP OF BERKELEY
HEIGHTS which will be deposited into an escrow account and used to pay the Board professionals. Invoices are paid by the Township Land Use Administrator from escrow accounts. The applicant or developer will never pay the invoice themselves.)
Please check with the Land Use Administrator, [email protected] or (908) 464-2700, Ext. 2124, if you have any questions about a suspicious email.
