Consumer Rights · Scam Alert · October 2, 2026, 9:10 AM CDT
Key Facts
- windomnews.com issued a new alert: SCAM ALERT: Scam targets Kiwanis members
- The Minnesota-Dakotas district of Kiwanis has notified members of a possible scam targeting members.
- How it reaches victims: Email.
- Tactics the source describes: Spoofs a trusted phone number or sender; requests personal or account information.
SCAM ALERT: Scam targets Kiwanis members.
The Minnesota-Dakotas district of Kiwanis has notified members of a possible scam targeting members.
An e-mail stating “KINDLY OPEN AND DOWNLOAD THE INVITE FROM (the person whose e-mail is being spoofed).” If the e-mail is opened, it asks for a password for how you choose to open the invitation.[1]
What the Scam Looks Like
How to Protect Yourself
- Caller ID can be faked. If a call claims to be from an official office, hang up and call the office back on its published number.
- Legitimate organizations don’t ask you to confirm passwords, one-time codes, or full account numbers by text or email.
How to Verify This Yourself
Read the original alert directly at windomnews.com — that page is the primary source for everything above.
References
Investigative methodology: this update was produced by scripts/scam_monitor.py from a real windomnews.com alert — not a language model. The quoted text above is verbatim from the source; any message or description shown in the illustration is quoted or copied from the source itself (see its caption); when the source does not publish the scam’s wording, none is shown or invented. Protection tips are matched from a fixed keyword list, not generated per story.
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