I received an identical email today. I, too, noted the individual's email address and name in closing was off by one letter. Curious! Matt Matt Church, Library Director Berkley Public Library 3155 Coolidge Hwy. Berkley, MI 48072 248-658-3449 mchurch@berkley.lib.mi.us www.berkley.lib.mi.us From: "Jacalynn Harvey (Roseville Public Library)" <jharvey@roseville-mi.gov> To: "melissa" <melissa@lib.lapeer.org>, "Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 1:37:15 PM Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Melissa, I received the message below today. The sender's name in his/her email address and the same in the signature line were off by one letter. " Dear Library Director, I am a patron of the library. I believe that libraries are vital to our community and that spending for our library is just too low. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks ," Jacalynn Harvey Director Roseville Public Library 29777 Gratiot Avenue Roseville, MI 48066 586-445-5407 586-445-5499 FAX www.rosevillelibrary.org [ http://www.facebook.com/RosevillePublicLibraryMI | www.facebook.com/RosevillePublicLibraryMI ] The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff. – Timothy Healy [ http://www.facebook.com/RosevillePublicLibraryMI ] From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Melissa Malcolm <melissa@lib.lapeer.org> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 1:30 PM To: MICHLIB-L Subject: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Hi all-- I received this e-mail yesterday. Has any of you gotten something similar? I can't find the writer as a resident of the district or the county and am wondering about motivation. Thank you. melissa Dear Library Director, I am a taxpayer and a voter. I believe that libraries are vital to our community but that spending for our library is just too high. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks, -- Melissa A. Malcolm Library Director Lapeer District Library 201 Village West Dr S Lapeer, MI 48446 [ mailto:melissa@lib.lapeer.org | melissa@lib.lapeer.org ] [ http://www.library.lapeer.org/ | www.library.lapeer.org ] [ callto:810.664.9521 | 810.664.9521 ] ext. 3113 "If liberty and justice mean anything, then access means everything." -- Charles Ogletree _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l

I received a similar message: library donor; libraries vital; spending too high. Name was off by one letter, and the initials were CP. From: "Eric Magness-Eubank" <emeacl@alpenalibrary.org> To: "Jacalynn Harvey (Roseville Public Library)" <jharvey@roseville-mi.gov>, "Melissa Malcolm" <melissa@lib.lapeer.org>, "MICHLIB-L" <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 2:10:32 PM Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Well, I just received this a few minutes ago. Does your sender have the initials CP? Curious. Eric Magness-Eubank Library Director Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library emeacl@alpenalibrary.org 989.356.6188 ex 11 Dear Library Director, I am a donor to the library. I believe that libraries are vital to our community and that spending for our library is just too low. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks, From: [ mailto:jharvey@roseville-mi.gov | Jacalynn Harvey (Roseville Public Library) ] Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 1:37 PM To: [ mailto:melissa@lib.lapeer.org | Melissa Malcolm ] ; [ mailto:michlib-l@mail.mcls.org | MICHLIB-L ] Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Melissa, I received the message below today. The sender's name in his/her email address and the same in the signature line were off by one letter. " Dear Library Director, I am a patron of the library. I believe that libraries are vital to our community and that spending for our library is just too low. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks ," Jacalynn Harvey Director Roseville Public Library 29777 Gratiot Avenue Roseville, MI 48066 586-445-5407 586-445-5499 FAX www.rosevillelibrary.org [ http://www.facebook.com/RosevillePublicLibraryMI | www.facebook.com/RosevillePublicLibraryMI ] The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff. – Timothy Healy [ http://www.facebook.com/RosevillePublicLibraryMI ] From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Melissa Malcolm <melissa@lib.lapeer.org> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 1:30 PM To: MICHLIB-L Subject: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Hi all-- I received this e-mail yesterday. Has any of you gotten something similar? I can't find the writer as a resident of the district or the county and am wondering about motivation. Thank you. melissa Dear Library Director, I am a taxpayer and a voter. I believe that libraries are vital to our community but that spending for our library is just too high. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks, -- Melissa A. Malcolm Library Director Lapeer District Library 201 Village West Dr S Lapeer, MI 48446 [ mailto:melissa@lib.lapeer.org | melissa@lib.lapeer.org ] [ http://www.library.lapeer.org/ | www.library.lapeer.org ] [ callto:810.664.9521 | 810.664.9521 ] ext. 3113 "If liberty and justice mean anything, then access means everything." -- Charles Ogletree _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l

Yes, author of the email I received was CP. *Rebecca Higgerson* Director Brandon Twp Public Library 304 South Street Ortonville MI 48462 248-627-1474 248-627-9880 (fax) *“We enhance and strengthen community by providing open access to educational information, recreational materials, and programs that enrich lives and promote lifelong learning.”* *From:* michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] *On Behalf Of *Eric Magness-Eubank *Sent:* Friday, May 19, 2017 2:11 PM *To:* Jacalynn Harvey (Roseville Public Library) <jharvey@roseville-mi.gov>; Melissa Malcolm <melissa@lib.lapeer.org>; MICHLIB-L <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org

*Subject:* Re: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Well, I just received this a few minutes ago. Does your sender have the initials CP? Curious. Eric Magness-Eubank Library Director Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library emeacl@alpenalibrary.org 989.356.6188 ex 11 Dear Library Director, I am a donor to the library. I believe that libraries are vital to our community and that spending for our library is just too low. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks, *From:* Jacalynn Harvey (Roseville Public Library) <jharvey@roseville-mi.gov> *Sent:* Friday, May 19, 2017 1:37 PM *To:* Melissa Malcolm <melissa@lib.lapeer.org> ; MICHLIB-L <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> *Subject:* Re: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Melissa, I received the message below today. The sender's name in his/her email address and the same in the signature line were off by one letter. "*Dear Library Director, * *I am a patron of the library. I believe that libraries are vital to our community and that spending for our library is just too low. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views?* *Thanks*," Jacalynn Harvey Director Roseville Public Library 29777 Gratiot Avenue Roseville, MI 48066 586-445-5407 586-445-5499 FAX www.rosevillelibrary.org www.facebook.com/RosevillePublicLibraryMI The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff. –Timothy Healy ------------------------------ *From:* michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Melissa Malcolm <melissa@lib.lapeer.org> *Sent:* Friday, May 19, 2017 1:30 PM *To:* MICHLIB-L *Subject:* [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Hi all-- I received this e-mail yesterday. Has any of you gotten something similar? I can't find the writer as a resident of the district or the county and am wondering about motivation. Thank you. melissa *Dear Library Director,* *I am a taxpayer and a voter. I believe that libraries are vital to our community but that spending for our library is just too high. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views?* *Thanks,* -- Melissa A. Malcolm Library Director Lapeer District Library 201 Village West Dr S Lapeer, MI 48446 melissa@lib.lapeer.org www.library.lapeer.org 810.664.9521 <callto:810.664.9521> ext. 3113 "If liberty and justice mean anything, then access means everything." -- Charles Ogletree ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l

I did reply with info about next board meeting and offer to answer questions in mean time. That was yesterday and I've not gotten reply. NSB On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 2:51 PM Jeff Godin <jgodin@tadl.org> wrote:

With the variations reported so far, these "Dear Library Director" emails could be many things, but one possibility is that they are part of a semi-targeted phishing / social engineering campaign.

After replying with details of the next library board meeting, the next message may be along the lines of "Thank you! Looking forward to next week's board meeting! Attached is a document with a preview of the issues I intend to raise during public comment. The password is..." or "I have shared the following file with you via [service]"... where the document / link in questions would be malicious.

A more patient actor would string you along for a decent amount of time before delivering the exploit attempt.

I'd advise an extra dose of caution if you choose to proceed further with the email in question.

-jeff _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l

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I just reported these to google/gmail in their report phishing/violations of terms of service page. I don’t know if it will do anything, but I figure why not. Eric Eric Magness-Eubank Library Director Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library emeacl@alpenalibrary.org 989.356.6188 ex 11 From: Holly Hentz Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 3:22 PM To: Melissa Malcolm ; MICHLIB-L Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail We received the same type, just a little bit different wording. And the person is not one of our patrons. Dear Library Director, I am a patron of the library. I believe that libraries are vital to our community and would like to be more involved in how our library is run. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks, ****** Holly Hentz Director Hamburg Township Library 10411 Merrill Rd. P.O. Box 247 Hamburg, MI 48139 810.231.1771 Hamburglibrary.org From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Melissa Malcolm Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 1:30 PM To: MICHLIB-L Subject: [Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail Hi all-- I received this e-mail yesterday. Has any of you gotten something similar? I can't find the writer as a resident of the district or the county and am wondering about motivation. Thank you. melissa Dear Library Director, I am a taxpayer and a voter. I believe that libraries are vital to our community but that spending for our library is just too high. Is there an upcoming public meeting that I could attend to elaborate my views? Thanks, -- Melissa A. Malcolm Library Director Lapeer District Library 201 Village West Dr S Lapeer, MI 48446 melissa@lib.lapeer.org www.library.lapeer.org 810.664.9521 ext. 3113 "If liberty and justice mean anything, then access means everything." -- Charles Ogletree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l