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Re: [Recipient Name]

This phish typically originates from a non-Cornell address. The sender may appear as "[Spoofed Name] <[user]@gmail.com>" and impersonates an employee. Do not reply to the sender. The scammer's goal is a fraudulent financial transfer via personal payment tools such as Zelle.

[Recipient Name], I am currently out of office with limited phone accessibility. Will you be able to handle an Operating Expense on our behalf?

[Name] is unavailable to get it done now, Let me know if you can pay for it through Zelle so I can send you the vendor's Zelle information. I will have your reimbursement processed once the treasurer is available.

Kind Regards,
[Spoofed Name]

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