[NFB-of-Delaware] Spam Email Alert!

[cmkries at comcast.net]

Hello all,

You should not send or engage with anyone who is requesting gift cards from
you.  No one on our board, or in our affiliate will request payments or
money from you without first speaking with you.  So, do not send anyone
anything without first talking with them to verify that it is actually them,
even if the email is correct.  Thanks for sharing this, Chris.  It brings
what is done in darkness into the light so that no one else gets caught in
these despicable scammer's traps. I am glad you got your money back. 

Carol



-----Original Message-----
From: NFB-of-Delaware <nfb-of-delaware-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
Chris Nusbaum via NFB-of-Delaware
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 6:10 PM
To: nfb-of-delaware at nfbnet.org
Cc: Chris Nusbaum <cnusbaumnfb at gmail.com>
Subject: [NFB-of-Delaware] Spam Email Alert!

Hi All,

During our national convention I fell for a scam from a phishing email
address posing as Sylvia. This email asked me to buy multiple gift cards
which, according to the email, were meant as gifts to hardworking NFBDE
members. The scammer and I had a lengthy email exchange, most of which
seemed very plausible in the circumstances, and I ended up spending $300 on
iTunes gift cards until I called the real Sylvia, who didn't know what I was
talking about. Fortunately, I have now been refunded. But today I received
another spam email claiming to be from Carol and asking me to help her with
a PayPal payment for administrative expenses. Given her expenses, this might
have made sense. Fortunately I checked the email address so I know it wasn't
actually her. So, if you receive an email from anyone, even if it makes
sense, please check the address it comes from. If anything looks suspicious,
please don't reply or click on any links.

Hope this helps!
Chris Nusbaum
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