Scam Alert Issued for Statesville Businesses Ahead of Airport Event

City officials are warning local businesses about fraudulent emails circulating in connection with an upcoming ribbon cutting ceremony at the Statesville Regional Airport.

According to the City of Statesville, scammers are targeting businesses with emails claiming to offer vendor opportunities for the March 26 event. The emails request payment — reportedly around $200 — through a Google Form and falsely identify the sender as an event coordinator.

City officials emphasized that there are no vendor opportunities associated with the ribbon cutting and that the City is not collecting vendor fees for the event.

The fraudulent messages have originated from Gmail accounts including:

• statesvilleairport1@gmail.com

• statesvilleairport2@gmail.com

  
  

Officials warn that additional fake accounts may also be used.

The City advises that all official communications will come from email addresses ending in @statesvillenc.net.

Businesses are urged not to click on any suspicious links, not to submit payment, and to report the emails as phishing attempts.

City leaders encourage the community to share the warning to help protect local businesses from falling victim to the scam.