St. Joseph Church recently issued the following announcement.

In this age when personal data can be misused by scam artists, please be aware that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, its clergy, and entities such as parishes and schools will never solicit your personal or business information by any method unless initiated by you. 

Should you receive an unsolicited request for such information – including a request for gift cards of any type – exercise extreme caution. 

Contact the person or entity by using official contact information only. 

Do not use contact information provided in the potential fraudulent request.

Original source can be found here.