La Plata County Warns of Scam Impersonating La Plata County

La Plata County is issuing this public advisory to alert community members, vendors, and partner organizations about an active social engineering scam involving a fraudulent website impersonating the County. Scammers have registered and are using the domain lpc-gov.org, which closely resembles the County's legitimate domain, lpcgov.org (no hyphen). The fraudulent domain has been configured to redirect visitors to the real County website, creating the false appearance of legitimacy.

Individuals posing as La Plata County employees are contacting legitimate vendors and attempting to initiate fraudulent business transactions. The scammer has used the name "Adam Keenoy", though other aliases may be used. Communications may originate from email addresses ending in @lpc-gov.org. The intent appears to be financial fraud, including attempts to obtain payments, initiate unauthorized purchases, change shipping addresses, or alter vendor payment information.

County Response

La Plata County has taken immediate steps to address the issue:

• The fraudulent domain and associated activity have been reported to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
• The County has contacted the hosting provider responsible for lpc-gov.org and requested that the domain be suspended.
• Additional monitoring and protective measures are being implemented to safeguard County systems and vendor relationships.
• Vendors have been notified by the Finance Department.

How to Protect Yourself in this or other scam situations

Verify Email Addresses and Domains

• Ensure communications claiming to be from La Plata County come from the correct domain: @lpcgov.org. Any variation-including hyphens, added letters, or alternate spellings-should be treated as suspicious.

Confirm Unexpected Requests

If you receive an unexpected request involving payments, purchase orders, banking or account changes, or shipping address updates, please contact the County directly using verified phone numbers or email addresses from your county contact or the county's website.

Avoid Clicking Suspicious Links

• Hover over links to inspect the actual URL.
• Do not click links or download attachments from unfamiliar or questionable sources.

Report Suspicious Activity

If you believe you have received fraudulent communication:

• Do not respond to the sender.
• Do not provide any information.
• Report the incident to La Plata County immediately.

Stay Alert for Social Engineering Tactics

Scammers often use:

• Urgent or time-sensitive language
• Unusual payment instructions
• Poor grammar or inconsistent tone
• Requests that bypass normal procedures

When in doubt, pause and verify.

If you need assistance or wish to report suspicious communication, please contact La Plata County through the verified contact information listed on www.lpcgov.org or by phone at 970-382-6210.