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Retired Journalist Uncovers Fake Dinner Invite Phishing

4/24/2026

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Retired journalist John Lantigua discovered that an email he thought was a dinner invitation was actually a phishing scam.
The scam email copied the look of invitation services such as Paperless Post, Evite and Punchbowl.
A mutual friend who received the same message identified it as a scam and warned Lantigua.
The phishing scheme exploits people’s desire to join social gatherings and can give scammers access to personal information.

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Story summary

Retired journalist John Lantigua discovered that an email he thought was a dinner invitation was actually a phishing scam.
The scam email copied the look of invitation services such as Paperless Post, Evite and Punchbowl.
A mutual friend who received the same message identified it as a scam and warned Lantigua.
The phishing scheme exploits people’s desire to join social gatherings and can give scammers access to personal information.