From my LOR, with his and our shul’s identifying information redacted. What a chillul haShem.
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From: Rabbi _____
Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 7:52 AM
Subject: [kahal] Alert: A scammer is impersonating me (LOR) using a fake gmail to scam people out of money
To: Synagogue-News Yahoo Group (External) <synagogue-news@yahoogroups.com>, Synagogue-Kahal Yahoo Group (External) <synagogue-kahal@yahoogroups.com>
Chevre,
I have received numerous emails from congregants and friends this morning alerting me to the fact that someone is impersonating me to scam others out of money. They have created a phoney email address (my LOR’s Gmail, with one i changed to an l).
Please do not respond. Delete and ignore!
I will never ask you to purchase gift cards or for a donation that does not go through the shul accounting office.
I have reported this to the FBI internet crime division.
Alas, Google says: “Unfortunately, Gmail is unable to participate in mediations involving third parties regarding impersonation. Learn more about Gmail Terms of Use.” See “If you believe that someone is impersonating you, using a Gmail address, read
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/190735?hl=enThanks, LOR
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Glad to hear from you,
I am in a meeting when I sent the email and that's why i'm contacting you through here..I should have called instead of mailing you back but phones are not allowed to be used during meeting,..and I still can't answer calls now..
I just need to get eBay gift card for some women going through cancer at the hospital but i haven’t been able to do that because of my busy schedule.
Can you get it from any store around you possibly now? and I will pay you back later in cash or check. Let me know if you can get the cards for these patients.
Shalom
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Shalom Aleichem
Rabbi (LOR)
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“Teach me the whole of Torah while standing on one foot.” (TB Shabbat 31a)
A student of Aggadah came before the Holy One who said to him: “My child, why haven’t you learned Talmud? For, ‘All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full’ (Kohelet 1:7) – this refers to [the sea of] the Talmud in which can be found many wisdoms. (Midrash Mishlei 10)
