Email Scam Targets Parishioners
In
recent days, parishioners from a number of Archdiocese of Toronto churches have
been targets of an email scam, similar to one orchestrated a year ago.
The
scammer is creating Gmail accounts and using them to impersonate parish
priests. Typically, the scammer emails parishioners posing as a priest and
requesting gift cards.
Please
be cautious when checking your email. Verify email requests for money or gift
cards by phoning the parish at a known phone number (not a phone number listed
in the email).
If you receive a
suspected scam email from someone claiming to be one of our priests, please
bring it to the attention of your pastor and ask him to forward the message to
the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Help Desk.
