Anatomy of a Dumb Spear-Phish: Hitting Librarians up for Zelle, CashApp Cash
Freeman writes:
Here's a clue for would-be Internet financial scammers: do not target librarians. They will catch on fast, and you will have wasted your time.
Yesterday, the former outgoing chair of the Young Adult Library Services Association's [(YALSA)] Alex Awards Committee (and my wife) Paula Gallagher got a very odd email that purported to be from a colleague within her library system who is a member of YALSA's board. The email asked, "Are you available to complete an assignment on behalf of the Board, And get reimbursed? Kindly advise."
[...] She ignored the message until another member of the committee reached out to her after responding to an identical message. The "assignment" turned out to be a textbook payment scam, and it came from a new email address-"presidentnewboxmailme [at]gmail.com":
Would you help in paying a Merchant and get reimbursed by [name of the board's financial chair]? [He] not available today due to health reasons, But promised a swift reimbursement before Friday. It's imperative and it's $6,980. I was able to sent out $4000 from my daily savings limit. Get back to me if you can send the remaining $2,980 via Zelle & CashApp. It concerns our YALSA's 2020 Young Adult Services Symposium.
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