Earlier today, M, the treasurer at our society received an email, apparently from B, the former president of the society. Look at the header in graphic 1 - it shows B's name and B's usual email address. In the email, B asked M to initiate payment of $2950 to a vendor today.
M followed correct procedure and hit 'reply', asking B for more details. However, she did not see at the time (because many email apps don't show all the details) that her message was not going to B's usual email address, but instead to 'chairboard777@yahoo.com' - a scammer.
The scammer then replied to M, again using B's name and usual email address, telling her to make payment for a fake event.
Fortunately, M then emailed the current president and asked for approval, because (unknown to the scammer), B is no longer the president of the society. He checked with the real B, and we quickly established that this was a scam. That was a close call: if B was still the president, "…
M followed correct procedure and hit 'reply', asking B for more details. However, she did not see at the time (because many email apps don't show all the details) that her message was not going to B's usual email address, but instead to 'chairboard777@yahoo.com' - a scammer.
The scammer then replied to M, again using B's name and usual email address, telling her to make payment for a fake event.
Fortunately, M then emailed the current president and asked for approval, because (unknown to the scammer), B is no longer the president of the society. He checked with the real B, and we quickly established that this was a scam. That was a close call: if B was still the president, "…
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