Bloomfield Township Department of Public Works (DPW) needs residents to be aware of a new scam tied to thieves demanding outstanding payment for services provided by Green for Life Environmental (GFL). These scammers will attempt to establish contact via text or email with the subject, “Avoid Late Payment.”

GFL has not provided any services for Township residents since their contract was discontinued in June of 2023. GFL sold most of its residential accounts in metro Detroit last year to Priority Waste. Any requests for payment from GFL should immediately be flagged as suspicious and likely a scam.  Another sign is the amount will be significantly high, starting at $500 ranging as high as $2,000, to make it seem as though you are paying an overdue amount. Do not open any email correspondence from GFL or respond to text messages, and more importantly, do not click on any subsequent link, specifically, “Pay My Bill.”

Community Relations Officer Heather Glowacz states that the use of urgency is another mark of a scam. “These scammers will be pushy and demand instant action, or else. That’s a sure sign someone is trying to scam you.”

headlines Oakland County

• Affinity Bar Charity Challenge
• Rochester man sentenced for threatening judge
• State Bar to publish Member-to-Member Referral Guide
• Municipalities encouraged to review public water system settlements claims process before entering into agreements with outside firms
• Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids

headlines National

• Techshow attendees dig deeper into AI uses and capabilities
• ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
• Where can 1Ls get five-figure signing bonuses?
• Law firms see more cyberattacks, ransomware threats, new report says
• BigLaw’s share of litigation funding dropped in 2025
• Woman faces murder charge after allegedly taking abortion medication