FROM THE GRAND LODGE OFFICE
August 5, 2022
Greetings!
The Grand Lodge office is aware of some scam or "phishing" emails being sent to members that are made to look as if they are coming from the Worshipful Master. These are NOT coming from your Worshipful Master! The common language seems to be along the lines of "I've got a request for you to manage discreetly....please no calls." Then they will ask the recipient to send them money or gift cards.
We have spoken with our representatives at Groupable and they do not believe there is any sort of breach in their security. Many other states are having the same issue that are not Groupable clients. There are any number of ways that people like this can buy/obtain email lists.
As a precaution, we and Groupable are suggesting that any lodge that has phone/email information enabled on their "Current Officers" page on their Our Lodge Page disable that information. Lodge webmasters, Worshipful Masters, Wardens, and Secretaries all have access to do this. Please see below for a how-to. CLICK HERE to view these instructions as a pdf.
