Be Wary of Email Scams
The world of purchasing Gift cards “scam” has reached several members of Washington State Society of American Foresters (WSSAF). Recently some members of WSSAF have received an email originating from WSSAF Chair Samantha Chang requesting the purchase of Gift cards on behalf of WSSAF to donate to a veterans group.
We confirmed with WSSAF Chair Chang that this email request to purchase gift cards on behalf of WSSAF is bogus.
In this very real email request the sender states that they need a “favor” and have limited access to phone coverage. They direct the purchase of gift cards in dominations of $100 from local sources and then indicate once the gift cards are purchased to send a confirmation email them. Once the email is received they will direct where the Gift cards are to be sent.
Please be wary of this email request.
