Surfside Beach says investigators traced $545K payment scam to contractor’s side

Surfside Beach says investigators traced $545K payment scam to contractor’s side

SURFSIDE BEACH, SC (WBTW) — Surfside Beach Mayor Robert Krouse said Monday that insurance investigators have told town officials that a security breach that led to a $545,000 payment to a North Carolina company being intercepted by scammers occurred on the contractor’s side. The payment in March was intended for Wildcat Contractors Inc., which performed underground utility work for the town, but the money never reached the company’s account. Pub…