Fraud Alert – EPA Office of Inspector General Issues Notice of Violation Phishing Scam

The EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a fraud alert regarding recent phishing scams that are increasingly utilizing fraudulent EPA Notice of Violation letters. In this scheme, scammers send counterfeit letters to businesses, falsely claiming they have violated environmental regulations like the Clean Air Act and demanding immediate payment of substantial fines. The EPA encourages recipients of any suspicious Notice of Violation letters to carefully examine the details of the letter and to reach out directly to the EPA’s enforcement office for verification.

The EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a fraud alert regarding recent phishing scams that are increasingly utilizing fraudulent EPA Notice of Violation letters. In this scheme, scammers send counterfeit letters to businesses, falsely claiming they have violated environmental regulations like the Clean Air Act and demanding immediate payment of substantial fines. The EPA encourages recipients of any suspicious Notice of Violation letters to carefully examine the details of the letter and to reach out directly to the EPA’s enforcement office for verification.