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 frdave.stfrancisparish@yahoo.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):
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.