The Town of Tisbury lost 16-thousand-dollars in a wire fraud scam.
The money was supposed to be paid to CR Environmental for a dredge survey, but someone hacked a town employee's e-mail, and the money was wired to a fraudulent account earlier this month.
The town discovered the scam after CR Environmental reported that it had not received the funds.
The town is creating a new policy to prevent similar scams by requiring phone verification for payments.
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