No one seems to be safe in this day of scams.

Greater Minden Chamber of Commerce released this statement last week:

“It has been brought to our attention that some of our members are receiving these emails. This person(s) is NOT affiliated with the Greater Minden Chamber. Please do not click on any links or give them any information. We advise you to block the sender and then delete the emails.”

Like last week’s Phishing expedition in Webster Parish Journal, this is an email that looks very real. The subject is Greater Minden Chamber of Commerce Mailing Lists – 2024. It is signed by Kristy Triggs, Marketing Coordinator, and may make the reader assume she is with the Chamber. It lists 5,879 verified contacts and asks for $1,398 from the reader.

At the bottom, it reads “To unsubscribe kindly reply with ‘Leave Out’ in the subject line.”

Webster Parish Journal has been a subject of this type of email in the past, and we recommend you ignore this and please do not reply, even with “Leave Out.” A reply tells the person sending the email that you have an active email account, and it will encourage them to send you or your business other emails or possibly sell your email address to another site.