Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston has become aware of an apparent email phishing scam targeting supporters of our organization.

Several Greater Boston residents have contacted our staff seeking to verify emails from someone claiming to be a representative of Habitat for Humanity offering short-term job opportunities for students. These emails are not from Habitat Greater Boston or anyone affiliated with our organization or our parent organization, Habitat for Humanity International. Do not respond to these emails or click on any attachments.

Habitat affiliates around the country have recently noted similar email scam attempts. Some reference an overdue invoice and request the recipient’s banking information.

All correspondence from Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston, including outreach about volunteer opportunities, newsletters, and fundraising appeals, will come from an email address ending with @habitatboston.org and never from a Gmail, Hotmail, or other email domain.

This scam has not affected the security of our organization’s email system, our data, or our website, including the volunteer registration portal or our online donation form.

We apologize for any inconvenience. Stay safe and vigilant online.

For more information on spotting and avoiding phishing scams, see these tips from Mass.gov.

An image of one of the phishing emails is below: