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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>It is possible that those individuals who are spamming the board members are doing so by scraping the email addresses from the affiliate website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>What I can try to do to help in this department is instead of publicly listing the email address to have a textual link that hides the email address but points to it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>For example:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>“Email Maryanne Melley” will go to Maryanne’s email address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>If this is what is requested of me to increase web security for everyone’s sake, I am willing to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I will hold off until I get the go ahead from Maryanne. This could be done either only on the board page or on all pages that an email address is displayed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nathanael T. Wales via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 22, 2021 4:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Mary Silverberg' <marysilverfox@gmail.com>; 'Maryanne Melley' <maryanne.melley@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Nathanael T. Wales <ntwales@omsoft.com>; 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List' <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org>; 'Brian Martin' <bmartin1998@gmail.com>; 'Rebecca Ireland' <rmirdi@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] Spam Emails<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mary, Maryanne, and All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thank you. And a very merry Christmas and Happy 2022 to everyone, too!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Nathanael<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Mary Silverberg [<a href="mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com">mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 22, 2021 1:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> Maryanne Melley<br><b>Cc:</b> Elizabeth Rival; Nathanael T. Wales; Rebecca Ireland; Jim McCollum; Deb Reed; Veronica Alaston; Brian Martin; Rosario, Isabel M.; James Cronin; Leonard S; Gary Allen; NFB of Connecticut Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Spam Emails<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Maryanne,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yes, I receive one or even two of those emails every day...for the past week.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I report them as spam but still receive them. They are OBVIOUSLY not you but rather someone who is "Phishing".<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> I hope National NFB can help in some way.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To you and all of our Board members, Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mary<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 12:26 PM <<a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Federation Family,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>It appears there is a new batch of spam emails going around. Pleas read anything you think is being sent to you by me. First, I would never ask you to call me immediately, open a Venmo account, Purchase Apple or any other gift cards, My emails are always signed as this one is below. It does not vary. I have it set up this way on my computer and iPhone. Lastly, if you are ever in doubt, call me first. If the email says I am to busy to take your call, right there tells you it is spam. If you get one of these emails, delete it permanently from your computer. I have sent an email to president Riccobono requesting he have John Berggren look into tighter security on their behalf seeing as it seems to be board members that are getting these false emails.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryanne Melley</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>860-212-5549</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com" target="_blank">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>