Recently email messages have been sent out by scammers using Fr. Tom's and Fr. Peter’s names requesting gift certificates to be used for a current emergency. These messages are not from us. Be suspicious of any messages that request money over the phone or by email. Examine the originating email address and verify if it is the correct address of the person from whom the message claims. · Sometimes the syntax is awkward or incorrect within the message of a scammer (use of tenses, grammar, punctuation…) · There is a story that sets up a false, unusual need.