[Commlist] warning scam attempt // housekeeping message

Dear colleagues,

Subscribers to the commlist have been contacted by a person 
impersonating me.

Those who were contacted first received a short message, asking to get 
in touch with "me" (aka the scammer).

The "To:" field of the scam email contains my authentic email address 
(@fsv). It is incredibly easy to change the "To:" field of emails. Rest 
assured, my email address/account has not been hacked, and you can still 
reach me at (nico.carpentier /at/ fsv.cuni.cz) and (nico.carpentier /at/ commlist.org).

Currently, I also have no reason to believe that the commlist database 
has been hacked. There seems to be a random selection of communication 
and media scholars contacted. Nevertheless, we are checking whether 
there was any hacking attempt of the commlist database.

When you would reply to the short message, you would see another email 
address appear ("(nico.carpentier /at/ unimelb.in.net)"). This is not an email 
address of me, instead, it would bring you in contact with the scammer. 
If you actually send that reply, the scammer will contact you, and ask 
for a money transfer.

Please be warned. These emails are fake. The commlist is a free service, 
and I will not ask you for money.

I have already contacted the providers related to the scam (including 
those managing "unimelb.in.net"), but this usually has little effect.

Kind regards,
Nico

Ps: When pressing reply to an email, it is actually wise to always check 
whether the reply takes you to the same/correct email address.



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