Be Aware of Spam Emails Claiming to Be Parish Staff or Pastor

Published August 13, 2026
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 Be Aware of Spam Emails Claiming to Be Parish Staff or Pastor

It didn’t take long into Fr. Brian’s time at Good Shepherd for spam (or phishing) emails to get sent to our staff and parishioners claiming to be Fr. Brian Mason. Please know that Fr. Brian or any of our staff will NEVER reach out to you with an obscure email for help (seeking gift cards/money of any kind, personal information, passwords, bank information or asking you to email or call them with no other context.)

Experts say to never reply to these emails, nor click on any attachments in the email.

Some ways to spot a spam email:

* Sent by a phony email address incorporating the name of the person or Good Shepherd in the address

* Grammatical or spelling errors

* Odd wording that seems suspect

You can always call the office if an email seems suspicious.