Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser and Sheriff Ron Hain today issued a statement warning the public about a fake website that purports to be the Kane County Treasurer’s site.
According to the statement, the fake site address is “kanecountytreasure.org,” with the last “r” in “treasurer” missing. Like the legitimate site, it includes several links, one for online payments, one for legal records, one for court documents, and one for vehicle registration renewal.
However, the authentic Kane County Treasurer’s site, www.kanecountytreasurer.org, has Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen pictured in the upper left. In addition, the tab to make an online payment has the Kane County seal in the upper left, the treasurer’s office address and telephone number in the upper right, and users must click on a terms of use agreement before they can search for their tax bill or make a payment.
In addition, the authentic site is secure while the fake site is not.
Anyone who encounters this site should not attempt to make a payment through it.
Kane County Sheriff’s investigators are looking into the fake site. Anyone with information about the fake site should call the Kane County Sheriff’s Office at (630) 444-1103.
