If you receive an email asking for donations or personal information that claims to be from WIN, here’s how to verify it is legitimate before responding or clicking any links.  We have never requested any member to donate to any causes.  You can always text Allyson or Bobbie if you receive an email requesting money!  However, if it came in the form of a clickable link, then text or email Allyson or Bobbie to verify it is really from us.

Just because an email appears to come from win-nc.com does not mean that it was sent by WIN.  Forwarding the email to someone does not help see who the email really came from.  The way to check who really sent it depends on your email client:

 The quick check — look at the real “From” address

The name that appears in your inbox can say anything — scammers often make it look like it’s from someone you trust. The actual email address tells the truth. Here’s how to see it in your email program:

• Gmail — Open the email. Next to the sender’s name, click the small down arrow or “Show details” link. The real email address will appear.
• Outlook (desktop) — Open the email. Click File → Properties. The headers appear in the Internet Headers box at the bottom.
• Outlook (web) — Open the email. Click the three dots (…) in the top right → View → View  message source.
• Apple Mail (Mac) — Open the email. Click View → Message → All Headers.
• iPhone/iPad Mail — Click twice on the email from address.  The second click will reveal the true sender.

  What to look for:  Legitimate WIN emails will come from addresses ending in @win-nc.com. If the address ends in gmail.com, yahoo.com, or anything other than win-nc.com, it is not from WIN.  The one exception is Allyson Rayfield who does use a Gmail account.  If that email asks for money or has links, you want to check first with Allyson prior to clicking on any links.

Do not click any links or send any money. WIN will NEVER contact you for donations.   Contact your chapter president directly if in doubt.

How to report Spam email

• In Gmail, you can report it directly:

1. Open the suspicious email
2. Click the three dots (⋮) in the top right of the email
3. Select “Report phishing” or “Report spam” .Report phishing is the better choice for scam emails pretending to be someone else — it sends the report to Google’s abuse team and helps protect other Gmail users too.
4. You can also report the account directly to Google at  support.google.com/mail/contact/abuse — there’s a form there specifically for reporting Gmail  accounts being used for fraud.

• For other emails

1. Yahoo/AOL — Forward the email to abuse@yahoo.com or abuse@aol.com
2. Outlook/Hotmail/Microsoft — Use the Report button in the toolbar, or forward to  abuse@outlook.com
3. iCloud — Forward to abuse@icloud.com
4. For any domain, you can also: Report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov — especially if money was requested

 In summary,  the most practical advice is:

• Don’t respond or click anything if you were not expecting the email
• check to see who really sent it
• Report it in whatever email client you use
• Forward email to Bobbie or Allyson if the email really came from a win-nc.com address.