[NFBWATlk] NFB of Washington board meeting tonight at 7:00 PM

[Julie Warrington]

Thanks, that was what I had thought.

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBWATlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marci Carpenter via NFBWATlk
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2022 4:56 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Cc: Marci Carpenter
Subject: Re: [NFBWATlk] NFB of Washington board meeting tonight at 7:00 PM

Hi Julie,

That email is spam. You should definitely delete it. Similar emails have been sent allegedly on behalf of other national board members and state presidents. As I have said on this list before I will never contact anyone and ask for money via email.

Thanks,
Marci

> On Mar 13, 2022, at 4:03 PM, Julie Warrington via NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Marci and all,
> Please read to the end, I am curious.
> I received this message on your behalf and it did not look legit.  Message
> is as follows.
> 
> Hello Julie  
> Are you available? We will contribute to the fund that we set aside to
> assist veterans and their families in time of crisis, which we made on
> behalf the National Federation of the Blind of Washington (NFBW) to aide in
> the prevention of COVID 19. I am liable for reimbursement. 
> 
> I would have called your phone, but I am out of town and the only way to
> communicate is via email. Let me know if you need more information. 
> Thank you, 
> Marci Carpenter 
> President 
> National Federation of the Blind of Washington 
> 
> After I replied " I don't know what this is"
> This is the response that came back.
> 
> Hi Julie, 
> 
> Thanks for your response, this is an individual donation task as part of a
> charity pledge to the Veterans. I would have called your phone but I
> presently do not have access to my mobile phone. I need you to make purchase
> of 5 cards with a value of $100.00 apiece for a total of $500.00 of eBay
> gift cards or Target gift cards. 
> 
> You can get them at most CVS, Walgreen's Store or other Convenience Stores.
> Due to the time frame. I'll be grateful if you can get them today. Email me
> after you purchase them so I can give you instructions on how to get them
> across. Let me know if a check will be fine for refund. 
> Thank you,
> Marci Carpenter 
> President 
> National Federation of the Blind of Washington 
> Did anyone else get this?
> I deleted  and took no action.
> Thanks, Julie 


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