Fraudulent Emails with Rootstech in the Subject Line
Are others receiving fraudulent emails with Rootstech in the Subject Line asking if your deceased ancestor may have had an investment in "Silver Stone Wealth Groups" and wanting you to provide information so that you can be appointed as "an eligible relative to inherit the investment fund." It appears it may have gone to some who signed up to find out who their relatives were that were attending in person or online at Rootstech this year.
This clearly appears to be a scam/phishing email.
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I haven't yet, but I'll keep an eye out now. I'm sure Rootstech won't be the only subject of such a scam email as time goes forward.
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@CSM100 You can report this at https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
Use the feedback button on the left of the screen.
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YES! I have received such an email! I have been looking for a way to report it.
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I have not had that email. * But, during Rootstech I received an email informing me that a familiar family member on my ancestry line had discovered a rare kidney disease called “Dent” disease. i want to respond to her. The email disappeared and i need to know how to respond.
Any suggestions as to how to track that email? Or how to find a way to communicate with the sender of the email. I have searched !
I have checked out “Dent” disease and it is a very serious kidney impairment. It is passed down to males. I would benefit by talking to her to glean more education on this disease since my son is having issues.
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Can you not find the sender's FS Chat contact id in the Chat directory? Or via the users listed on the Change Log of a profile they have contributed to, perhaps?
Meanwhile a warning to be careful how you discuss private matters here, this is a publicly available global forum.
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