[Fla-facrlboard] Possible scam alert - supposed message from Alyssa (FACRL)

[Alyssa Koclanes]

Thanks Valerie for the heads up, the email definitely wasn't from me! I
have gotten emails like that before as well from our Dean and from Craig
last year. Definitely a scam!

Alyssa

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*Alyssa Koclanes, M.A.* (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
Technical Services, Serials, and Instruction Librarian
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727.864.8460

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4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33711




On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 6:07 PM Valerie Lynn Boulos via Fla-facrlboard <
fla-facrlboard at lists.fsu.edu> wrote:

> Hi all –
>
>
>
> I got a message about 20 minutes ago supposedly from Alyssa as the
> President of ACRL Florida Chapter, titled “vital request” and asking me to
> handle a pressing request.  The email address is not one that Alyssa
> usually uses.
>
>
>
> We had a series of scam emails at FSU about a year or so ago that started
> out like this and the person would claim to be our Dean or an AD, then ask
> for your phone number and text requests for gift cards.  Luckily no one got
> to the point of sending money, but some got pretty close (especially those
> who normally do such errands for us.)
>
>
>
> Just wanted to let you know in case other people received the same.  Our
> IT recommended deleting the message and reporting to your university scam
> service, if you have one.
>
>
>
>    - Valerie
>
>
>
> P.S.  Alyssa, if it is actually from you let me know on your normal
> email.  😊
>
>
>
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> ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________________________________________________
>
> *Valerie L. Boulos*
>
> *Associate Dean*
>
> *Collection Development, Resource Management, & Discovery Services*
>
> *Florida State University Libraries*
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> Tallahassee, FL 32306
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