THE CITY OF ALAMOGORDO IS OUT 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER GETTING SCAMMED LAST WEEK. ACCORDING TO STATE AUDITOR WAYNE JOHNSON, A CITY EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL-LOOKING EMAIL REQUESTING A CHANGE IN BANKING INFORMATION FOR COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES, A NEW MEXICO PURCHASING COOPERATIVE. THE CITY SAYS THE AMOUNT IN THE EMAIL WAS CORRECT AND THE NAME OF THE PERSON APPEARED TO BE A LEGITIMATE AGENT.
THE CHANGE WAS MADE AND PAYMENTS WERE ISSUED. ONLY WHEN THE ACTUAL COOPERATIVE REQUESTED PAYMENT WAS THE MISTAKE UNCOVERED.
