Thanks, wish there was prison time for scammers! Having been scammed by
one! Marcia Dunham
On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM Barbara Volkle <barb620...> wrote:
> Thanks to Chuck Imbergamo for this heads up.
>
> Please heed this warning!
>
> Barbara Volkle
> moderator, MASSBIRD
> Northborough, MA
> <barb620...>
>
> *
> > *From:* Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj...>
> > *Date:* July 14, 2026 at 10:47:10 AM EDT
> > *To:* <ctbirds...>
> > *Subject:* *Invitation email scams*
> >
> > Hi everyone –
> >
> > Heads up that the latest cyber scam involves unexpected emails
> > supposedly inviting you to a party or other event. These are
> > generated by hacked email accounts and are not intentionally sent.
> > Most of the time, the sender will not realize that they are
> > generating the scam emails.
> >
> > Some of these emails are being generated from members of our listserv
> > and they are going to other members. I immediately place such
> > accounts on moderation so I can stop future scam messages, but by the
> > time I do some of you will have already received the invite emails.
> >
> > As always, treat any unexpected email with caution and never open the
> > links contained in ANY email unless you are quite certain that it is
> > legit.
> >
> > Chuck Imbergamo
> > CT Birds Moderator
> > Madison
>
>
>
