Dear Parishioners,
There have been reports of some spam e-mail messages that appear as though they are being sent from Fr. Dave. The 'from' address may be random, but churchonline0033@gmail.com (not his address) seems to be the most common.
If you see any messages asking you to buy i-tunes card or other gift cards on his behalf for someone, or with text similar to "I need a favor from you, please email me back as soon as possible. Hope to hear from you soon.", or "I need to get a Google play gift card for some patient battling cancer at the hospital but I currently can't do this. Can you please get that for me from any store around you now? i'll pay you back. Let me know if you can get the cards for me", please disregard as the requests are fraudulent.
A couple of examples are (but not limited to):
Hello
How are you doing today?
Do you have a moment I have a request I need you to handle discreetly.
I am going into a meeting now with limited phone calls,so just reply to my email.
Let me know when you are available
i will be glad if you reply to this email as soon as it gets to you.
Blessing
Father David Sizemore
Pastor
St. Francis de Sales Parish
40 Granville St, Newark, OH 43055
Sent from myMail
OR
Hi, i will need a favor from you.Please email me back as soon as possible.
OR
I need to get a Google play gift card for some patient battling cancer at the hospital but I currently can't do this. Can you please get that for me from any store around you now? i'll pay you back. Let me know if you can get the cards for me.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dave Stenson (dstenson@stfrancisparish.net 740.345.9874 x.237). Thanks.