Scam alert.

[Lee-Bro]

I shared this via social media in the different musician groups I'm a part of there. It's not the first time this type of scam has made the rounds and it won't be the last. I'm sure the local info in the email I rec'd will be changed based on where your band is. That being said, here's what I shared:


SCAM ALERT:
The following email from "Brad Withers" - withersbradshawho5@gmail.com, came to us recently about performing at a wedding in December @ a private residence on Asbury Rd in zip 45255.

"𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯/𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 2𝘱𝘮 𝘵𝘰 3𝘱𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 ,𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 13𝘵𝘩,2020..𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨,𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦?"

I contacted the actual property owner and they verified there is NOT a wedding at their house. The scammer further asked:

"𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘:
𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠:
𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑦:
𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒:
𝑍𝑖𝑝 𝑐𝑜𝑑𝑒:
𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟:
𝐸𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠:"

I'm sure everyone knows a scam when they see one. I'm sharing this with the group just in case anyone else rec'd the email or hasn't seen this type of phishing scam.

 

[MrInsanePolack]

"𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘:
𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠:
𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑦:
𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒:
𝑍𝑖𝑝 𝑐𝑜𝑑𝑒:
𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟:
𝐸𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠:"

This is the info they want:

Christopher A. Wray
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
(202) 324-3000
christopherwray@fbi.gov

The email isnt real. The rest is. Christopher A. Wray is the director of the FBI, the address and phone are correct. scammers.

 

[Citherum]

Wow, very shady!

 

[someguy01]

This is the info they want:

Christopher A. Wray
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
(202) 324-3000
christopherwray@fbi.gov

The email isnt real. The rest is. Christopher A. Wray is the director of the FBI, the address and phone are correct. scammers.

https://www.ic3.gov/

Then go here.

 

[jeetsbadger]

I shared this via social media in the different musician groups I'm a part of there. It's not the first time this type of scam has made the rounds and it won't be the last. I'm sure the local info in the email I rec'd will be changed based on where your band is. That being said, here's what I shared:


SCAM ALERT:
The following email from "Brad Withers" - withersbradshawho5@gmail.com, came to us recently about performing at a wedding in December @ a private residence on Asbury Rd in zip 45255.

"𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯/𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 2𝘱𝘮 𝘵𝘰 3𝘱𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 ,𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 13𝘵𝘩,2020..𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨,𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦?"

I contacted the actual property owner and they verified there is NOT a wedding at their house. The scammer further asked:

"𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘:
𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠:
𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑦:
𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒:
𝑍𝑖𝑝 𝑐𝑜𝑑𝑒:
𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟:
𝐸𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠:"

I'm sure everyone knows a scam when they see one. I'm sharing this with the group just in case anyone else rec'd the email or hasn't seen this type of phishing scam.

To think that they use this time for scamming people. They have no mercy