E-Mail and Text Scams - It seems that it is important to repeat this information concerning emails or texts that are allegedly coming from our friars or someone else. 

These scammers, in the case of emails, try to use an email that is similar to the real one or one that sounds like a friar's email. Although the name on the email may read Fr. Michael Englert, for example, the email address itself is wrong and may be something like [email protected] or [email protected]. 

Our friars' parish e-mails are as follows:


And the parish email is [email protected].

We will not email you from any other address.

These scams are being perpetrated regularly, often preying on people’s good will. So please keep these points in mind:

1. No one from the parish will EVER ask you to buy something for us or someone
else by going out and buying any kind of gift card, make a wire transfer of funds, a
payment through your credit card, bit coin, or to go to a separate website to make
the donation. If there is a legit request for some cause, you will see it in the bulletin/newsletter, see it on our website, hear it from the pulpit, or be asked personally.

2. Examine the senders e-mail address very carefully. ALL parish e-mails end with
@stpaulkensington.org. If there is ANY variation, it is not coming from one of us. They
might make it look very similar by changing the spelling of kensington by a letter or
adding a “.” after st, etc. Examine the full e-mail address of the sender very carefully.

3. Sometimes the initial e-mail or text casts a bit of bait by creating a sense of urgency
which sees if you will respond like “I need you to do me a favor” or “I need your help”.
Then if you do, they cast the rest of the bait. You should NOT even respond to the initial
e-mail or text that has not asked for anything yet as they now know you are willing to take the bait.

4. Whether the request is allegedly from one of us or someone else you should NEVER
respond to some urgent request for action. NEVER provide a Social Security number,
bank account number, credit card number or any other personal information. These
scoundrels often time prey on the elderly making up stories that a grandchild is in some
sort of trouble and needs money or something else that they think will touch your good
will.