Dear Members,

Recently, within the last week or so some scam emails have made their way to some of our members. Today, thankfully I received several inquiries about them from some of our members before acting on them. As we get closer to the holidays, scammers are getting smarter and more ingenious in their attempts to relieve you of your money or just to annoy us. 

Someone is (spoofing) impersonating me using the title of the Presidents email listed on our website. They mask their real email having it read as if it came from me, the GOPA President. It is not a hack into our system just some evil people somewhere trying to scam you by preying on your generosity and trusting nature. Please do not fall for it.

Understand that no one, from the GOPA Board will ever contact you, asking for things like, can you purchase some cash cards because I'm supposedly in a meeting, to busy, or doing something else, and take a picture and send me the numbers, or that I created some kind of incentive program and I need their help and some cash to complete. All with the catch phrase that you will be reimbursed. There has actually been more than a few scam or spam emails that just says give me a call, can we talk.

You will see a similar warning paragraph soon in the next Star, but this is too important not to address immediately. Most of you have my personal email which has my full name to identify, and or phone number to contact me. Do not hesitate to get in touch with me directly if something does not look right. Thanks to those that did exactly that today and made me aware this was happening... and now I'm making you aware. 

Blue Skies,

Dennis Oparowski

President - GOPA