Impersonation emails

Friends and Members of Trinity Church, please be aware that churches are often targeted for “phishing” scams. Someone creates a false email address and pretends to be a member of the clergy or staff. This criminal will then ask for financial help, or for gift cards, or for personal information. If you look carefully, you will always see that the email address is not the correct one used by our clergy or staff.
Please know that staff of Trinity Church would never ask you to purchase gift cards, or ask you for money. Staff members would never ask you to keep a transaction secret.  We must learn to be alert to communications that seems ‘fishy’ … because they are! It is always a good idea to verify with the church office if you have any questions. You can also contact your own service provider and report these fraudulent emails as “phishing.”