Dear Local Presidents,   

We have been made aware of a SPAM/Phishing scam that you should know about.  

We have heard from several local presidents that emails are being sent to members, in the president’s name, encouraging people to purchase iTunes cards and then contact the local president. The account looks like an authentic local president email, but it is from a gmail account. WEA has blocked this sender on our servers to prevent further abuse.

If this has happened to your local, you should contact your membership and tell them that this scam exists and people should delete the messages without reading. The subject line reads, “Quick Request.”

If someone has replied to the message, we advise them to change their passwords and run their anti-virus computer protection software. 

If your local was targeted by this scam, please also inform the IT helpdesk, which is investigating this issue.