Dear Republicans,
 
Once again we are seeing fake emails pretending to be from our Chair, Signe Godfrey.  I’ve attached a picture of the email along with some comments on things to look for that either seem a little off, or are clearly wrong, in order to help us all more easily identify the fake ones.

I’m resending the general comments I included in a previous email on this topic, but please also review the picture and comments there.
 
Stay Vigilant!
Steve Lipscomb

Reference: How do you identify scam emails before making a mistake?

1. Start with the expectation: Were you expecting an email from this person / this company, and is it usual for this form of notification to occur?
2. Look at the email address not just the name of the sender.  If you don’t recognize the email address don’t reply or comply. 
3. Look at the subject line:  Does the subject make sense?  In this case the subject line is just the first name of the recipient – which doesn’t make sense.
4. Look at the request: Does it make sense?  Is the grammar, word choice and punctuation correct? 
5. Anytime you’re suspicious of an email and want to confirm the sender, just send a completely new email using an email address that you know works.  Or better yet, call or text them.
6. If you think it’s a scam email, use the “report spam/phishing” function within your email system or simply delete it without opening it.