Woah! Thanks for the warning! Clay
Sent from my iPad > On Oct 5, 2017, at 11:13 AM, "lacel...@frontier.com" <lacel...@frontier.com> > wrote: > > This just happened to my lace group in the USA. > My treasurer received an email from "me" requesting a check mailed > immediately. When questioned, the scammer said it was for supplies for PLS > from a vendor. Send the check to Ann Carpenter in Reno, Nevada. It was > over $1000. > > A couple emails later, my treasurer changed the subject line on an email and > it came to me instead of the scammer. My reply of puzzlement let my > treasurer take action before damage was done. The whole bank account was > closed and will be reopened today with a new number. Also, she's filing a > police report with name and address of scammer, plus info that the mailed > check would be delivered Friday. > > I don't think my computer was hacked. I think someone researched lace groups > and pulled out the president and treasurer's emails and group name. Be sure > you have procedures set up to verify billings to your lace group before > sending checks. This could happen to any organizaation. > Alice in Oregon > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
