[Ohio-Talk] ATTENTION

[Todd Elzey]

Good morning!  Unfortunately, both President Payne and Barbara are correct.
There is nothing we can do about these scam attempts except to delete the
messages and not respond to them. I have referred these emails to law
enforcement and there is really nothing they can do about them either. Many
of these come from outside the United States and many come from countries
where the United States doesn't even have much diplomatic influence. So the
best you can do is to follow your instincts. If it looks and feels wrong it
probably is. If you have any doubts about a message you receive you should
always confirm the message with the identified sender through a
communications method that you are 100% absolutely sure is correct. In
other words, do not respond to the message you received, but contact the
person who appeared to send it through a regular communications means that
you have used before to contact them.

Todd Elzey, Treasurer
NFB of Ohio

On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 12:57 PM Barbara Pierce via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Got one asking if we did Zell and wanting the account balance. I just blew
> it away. These are a pain, but there is nothing Richard can do about them.
> I would happily roast these people over a very hot open fire!
> Barbara
> Barbara Pierce (she, her, hers)
> President Emerita
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
> 440-774-8077
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise
> expectations for blind people because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and their dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
>
> > On Feb 11, 2022, at 12:10 PM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Dear All leaders and membership,
> >
> > I received two calls today that said I either emailed or text them about
> > information needed associated with the checking account that is not me.
> > Please do not reply look for my full signature in the email and confirm
> the
> > email address that it is coming from. This is an issue across the country
> > with groups not just us.
> >
> >
> > Richard Payne,  President
> > National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> > 937/829/3368
> > Rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto:Rchpay7 at gmail.com>
> > The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> > characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> > expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> > between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> > blindness is not what holds you back.
> >
> >
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