Walton County – 02/02/26 – The Walton County Planning Department is advising residents and businesses of a scam involving fraudulent emails that falsely claim to be sent from the Walton County Planning Department. The false emails are originating from the following address: [email]planningdepartmentwaltoncounty@usa.com[/email]. That address is not affiliated with Walton County, Florida or the Walton County Planning Department. Please be advised that ALL legitimate Walton County Planning Department invoice-related emails will be generated from “[email]donotreply@co.walton.fl.us[/email]” and all other Walton County email addresses will always end with “@mywaltonfl.gov.” Any other email addresses or domains should be considered suspicious. We appreciate the public’s vigilance and encourage anyone who may have received one of these fraudulent emails to contact us at the number listed below and avoid clicking on any links or providing any personal information. The Planning Department takes this matter seriously and wants to ensure that Walton County citizens are not being scammed or misled by communications falsely claiming to originate from our office. If you receive an email that appears to be from the Planning Department and you were not expecting it—or if you are unsure of its authenticity—you are encouraged to contact the Planning Department directly to verify its validity. For more information or to report a suspicious email, contact the Walton County Planning Department at (850) 267-1955.
