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“A warning to my neighbors, Instacart seems like a phishing or identity theft scam. There isn’t enough room here to say as many bad things about this company , lets start with incompetent time wasting stupidity .”
Ridgewood NJ, Scammers are impersonating FTC Chair Lina Khan in a new phishing scheme. The email says the FTC wants to send you Coronavirus relief funds and tells you to send some personal information, like your name, address, and date of birth. The FTC is not distributing Coronavirus economic stimulus or relief money to people. The email is a scam. Don’t reply.
Continue reading SCAM ALERT : Email from FTC Chair Lina Khan about Coronavirus money is fake!
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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, is reporting to please be aware another phishing campaign using Fr. Ron’s name hit emails this morning. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND OR ENGAGE WITH THE SENDER. This email DID NOT come from Fr. Ron and should be DELETED IMMEDIATELY.
Fr. Ron or any priest or staff member will NEVER ask for money, gift certificates or any type of direct financial assistance via email.
Also, please note that official emails from the priests and staff members will always be from our official email system @olmcridgewood.com
Thank you!
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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, warns that ANOTHER PHISHING SCAM USING FR. RON’S NAME IS CIRCULATING. If you receive an email that appears to be from Fr. Ron or any staff member asking you to take some kind of unusual action (click a link or download an attachment you didn’t request, wire money to a specified account, purchase gift cards and reply with the serial numbers, or simply to reply quickly), DO NOT RESPOND OR ENGAGE THE SENDER.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce warns of Chamber related phishing scam.
CHAMBER ALERT, CHAMBER ALERT PHISHING SCAM
Please disregard the email sent today that says:URGENT
from: presidentexectiv1@gmail.comsaying:I need your assistance.Can you help me purchase giftcards and get reimbursed later today.
Regards, Joan Groome
DISREGARD THIS EMAIL…PHISHING SCAM.Please call or email office…201-445-2600info@ridgewoodchamber.com
Advisory: E-ZPass Phishing Scam Warning
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and other agencies are cautioning the public about a email phishing scam disguised to be a warning about unpaid tolls.
Phishing is the attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money) by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
An example of the email shows a subject line, “In arrears for driving on toll road.” The body of the email shows what appears to be the E-ZPass service center logo, along with the following message:
“Dear customer,
You have not paid a toll for driving on a toll road. This invoice is sent repeatedly, please service your debt in the shortest possible time.
The invoice can be downloaded here.”
A link to download and pay an invoice follows.
The bottom of the email shows a series of links including “phishing policy.” But E-ZPass said it doesn’t want those who receive the email to be fooled.
The email is not authorized by E-ZPass, the Port Authority or any other toll agency associated with E-ZPass, the agency said.
“We advise customers in receipt of this email not to open or respond to such a message. The safest thing to do is to delete the email,” the agency said.
The Port Authority said the real E-ZPass Service Center does not send emails to notify people of unpaid tolls. Any invoices will be sent through U.S. Mail.
Several other agencies, including the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, have also issued warnings about the scam. Anyone with questions about whether a message from E-ZPass is real is asked to call the E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center at 800-333-8655
