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- Scammers tricked Gooding, Idaho employees into sending over $1 million to fake contractors.
- The payment was intended for a wastewater project but was diverted into the criminal's account.
- The Gooding Sheriff's Office and FBI are investigating, but recovering the money could be tough.
A small Idaho city just accidentally gave away over $1 million.
Officials in Gooding said this week that an employee sent a payment of $1,092,519 meant for contractors working on a wastewater project, but it went to scammers instead.
Gooding has a population of about $3,700 residents, so that's no minor mistake.