Along with the email described below, another one that has been reported to the office reads as follows:

Hello, are you less busy at the moment?

I need a favor from you, email me as soon as you get this message.

Rev. Aaron Payson
Minister.

This one is coming from a gmail address that is not one the church has ever used, and seems to be targeting the official emails on the website, but I wanted all to know about it just in case.

Please be aware that a number of members and friends of UUCW have recently received an email claiming to be from Rev. Aaron Payson asking for gift cards for staff. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY OR GIFT CARDS OR ENGAGE THE EMAIL. THIS IS A SCAM. The email is not from Rev. Payson and the email address used is not owned or identified with the church.

Please always be careful and cautious about responding to any email that asks you for money or contact information in any form, or that comes from an address that you don’t recognize. If you have any doubts, always feel free to forward the email to Aaron () and Jen () to double check that something is legitimate. Here is some good information about how to protect yourself from this type of scam: CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE

If you receive one of these emails, please forward it to me so I can keep track of them. Always feel free to report anything suspicious like this to us so we can let our members and friends know to watch for it.