Have you been contacted by someone at the diocese, parish or school and you are not sure if it’s a scam? Please see our previous notice about Guarding Against Phishing Attacks.
If the scam impersonated a person or organizations that you know, reach out to double check or notify them.
If you have been the target of a scam, whether attempted or successful, you can take the following actions to report it:
- The first step is to notify your bank or credit card to mark a transaction as fraud, stop payment, and/or replace the card.
- Report the account as fraud/scam/phishing within your email client or on social media.
- Block the email address or account as fraudulent.
- Make a report to the Federal Trade Commission: https://
reportfraud.ftc.gov/ - File a complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center: https://www.ic3.gov/
- Learn where to report a scam at the local or state level (from USA.gov): https://www.usa.gov/
where-report-scams
Keep checking, keep reporting, and join us in praying from Psalm 7:14-17:
“See how wicked people think up evil;
they plan trouble and practice deception.
But in the traps they set for others,
they themselves get caught.
So they are punished by their own evil
and are hurt by their own violence.I thank the Lord for his justice;
I sing praises to the Lord, the Most High.”
they plan trouble and practice deception.
But in the traps they set for others,
they themselves get caught.
So they are punished by their own evil
and are hurt by their own violence.I thank the Lord for his justice;
I sing praises to the Lord, the Most High.”
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Staff at the diocese, parishes or schools can always reach out to the diocesan IT Department, especially for assistance with emails issued by the Diocese of Youngstown: Matt Pecchia at mpecchia@youngstowndiocese.org or 330-744-8451 x268.
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Learn more about the Communications Department.
