It’s Happening Again: Scammers in Action!

Recurrently, we learn of people connected with EAPIL who receive e-mails from senders who pretend to be the President of the Association, Gilles Cuniberti.

These scammer e-mails come from accounts that look like our President’s e-mail account. The sender typically asks, first, for an urgent reply, and then asks for money…

Regrettably, there’s no way to prevent these phishing attempts from being made. The latest case we have become aware of occurred this very morning.

The only safeguard is for readers to be cautious. This post is meant to draw the attention of EAPIL members and other EAPIL-related people on this threat: beware!

For suggestions on how to detect and avoid phishing scams, see, for instance, here or here.