No one on the synod staff, including Bishop Bos, will ever email you asking for you to send money, gift cards, perform "some tasks" for them, click a link to learn more, or include a vague message asking for a "favor" and for you to respond immediately. Any such email is a scam and does not originate from a legitimate SWCA Synod or ELCA email address, which would end in socalsynod.org or elca.org. Please do not respond to such emails; instead delete and block them.
Religious groups have become easy targets for these types of scams, which take advantage of people's generosity, and ELCA synods and congregations across the country have seen a marked increase in such attempts over the past few years.
AGAIN, do not click on a link, send money or gift cards, or provide checking account or credit card information in response to ANY emailed solicitation from ANYBODY without checking with a trusted source.
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