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We replied to a parish phishing scam. Here's what happened

The Pillar
Jan 18, 2021
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On Saturday, Jeff Schinstock got an email.

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Schinstock, the director of youth and young adult ministry in the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, gets a lot of emails. But this one stood out.

The email claimed to come from the pastor of a nearby parish. But Jeff suspected otherwise. He didn’t recognize the ema…

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