[NFB-of-Delaware] Spam Email Alert!

[SYLVIA REID]

Chris, I’m so glad you have received your refund. We have discussed this as an affiliate a few times before you joined us, and Carol has given you the summary of our conclusions.  You did the right thing by speaking up. I commend you.
Gorgeous,
Sylvia
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 17, 2024, at 6:21 PM, cmkries--- via NFB-of-Delaware <nfb-of-delaware at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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