Scam Warning

[Julie Denning]

I have just received a "payment reminder" purporting to have come from Gary Willson (who hasn't worked in the ECF office for some time) and generated from within the ECF's professional accounting system. It's obviously a scam and I have forwarded it to the ECF office, but be aware in case this is more widespread. The email contains various links that the unwary could easily click on.

[Julie Denning]

Shortly after forwarding this to Andrew Walker this morning, he replied - which I consider above and beyond the call of duty for a Saturday morning - saying it was genuine, which gave me the confidence to open a link to the original invoice. It was for a Sussex organisation for which I am not a contact. I guess having it appear to have come from Gary Willson is an historic aspect that hasn't been updated. I get so many scam emails and phone calls, I'm always alert for them, but it seems this one is just inaccurate accounting.

[Tim Spanton]

Better safe than sorry, I guess!