In November 2022, Elkin Valley Baptist Church in Elkin, North Carolina, was full of hope. Years of prayer and giving had culminated in the church breaking ground on a long-anticipated building project for a new worship center. That hope was shattered, however, when the church discovered that online scammers had stolen $793,000 — in the middle of its capital campaign. The theft occurred through an email scheme involving impersonation of the church’s contractor.
