A couple weeks ago I got a phone call

The number looked familiar, so I answered – “Hello”
- a man’s voice asked, “Is this Charles?”
• at that point it was obvious he didn’t know me
• so I said, “Maybe”
- there are too many scams running in our world for me to take chances
• if you respond to a text or call, a fake offer, a warning,
◦ or a simple “click” and next thing you discover is that your bank account is emptied,
◦ or your credit card is hacked, or your identity is stolen
• I appreciate the warnings I receive regarding the con artist who are constantly fishing for personal information

That is how we are to read Jude's letter

What he wrote was a “fraud alert” – as he has said,
“For certain people have crept in unnoticed”