[NFBWV-Talk] [External] WARNING: Possible Scammer

[Brian Mackey]

Marcus,

I believe spammers get contact information from those within the affiliate
based off of what they scrape off the affiliate website.
I have done all that I am able to do at this time to prevent this from
happening as of this writing.
West Virginia is not the only affiliate that have been hit with similar
messages. This has occurred with at least two of the other affiliates I work
with to maintain their sites.

Marcus, I agree with your advice but would like to take it one step further.
In addition to contacting the individual that the message supposedly came
from to verify if they have sent it or not, and upon learning that it is a
spam message, immediately forward the message to issues at nfb.org so that they
have a record of it.

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBWV-Talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marcus
Soulsby (NFBWV) via NFBWV-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 2:37 PM
To: 'NFB of West Virginia Discussion List' <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Marcus Soulsby (NFBWV) <msoulsby at nfbwv.org>
Subject: Re: [NFBWV-Talk] [External] WARNING: Possible Scammer

When receiving suspicious communications from someone, it is always best to
contact that person directly (in person, voice, text with verified number if
absolutely necessary) and confirm whether or not such a communication has
been sent.  This makes all parties aware that such a scam might be going on.

Also, in the case of email, ALWAYS check the actual email address -
tap/highlight it to make sure it is from a reliable address before
responding to it.  This can head off confusion and possibly "making yourself
the next target:.

For the time being, I am taking my contact info out of the footer for
obvious reasons.  I think everyone here knows how to contact me.  Everyone
on this list might want to do the same when sending mail to the list, just
in case this happens to be the source of it.

_______________________________________________
Marcus E. Soulsby
President, NFB of West Virginia

Learn more about the National Federation of the Blind at:
http://www.nfb.org/
http://www.nfbwv.org/

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBWV-Talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Smyth,
Charlene R via NFBWV-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 9:43 AM
To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
Cc: Smyth, Charlene R
Subject: Re: [NFBWV-Talk] [External] WARNING: Possible Scammer

I received an E-mail that looked like it was from Marcus asking me to make
contact with him and I also received a text asking me to call him at the
given phone number which is not a West Virginia number.


-----Original Message-----
From: NFBWV-Talk <nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Chad Keeney
via NFBWV-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 10:37 PM
To: nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Chad Keeney <newaspect211 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [External] [NFBWV-Talk] WARNING: Possible Scammer

CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you
verify sender.

Attention everyone,
At approximately 9:58pm EST time I received a text from (334) 392-0095
calling me by name and from Marcus wanting me to purchase 2 $100 Google Play
Store gift cards because he was in a meeting and needed these. Each text
ended with "Regards, Marcus Soulsby".
I asked for confirmation via another line and the individual refused to
confirm. I did not make such a purchase and wanted to warn everyone that
this was occurring.
Just wanted to pass this along
Chad KeeneyAffiliate TreasurerNFB WV

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