States apology over 'phishing attack' email error
The States said they "need to hold our hands up and apologise"
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The States of Guernsey has apologised after sharing details of a "scam email" address which actually turned out to be real and safe.
On Monday, it said it had become aware of the email income@gov.gg and warned people it was "not a legitimate" government address.
On Tuesday the States sent out a new statement saying "we need to hold our hands up and apologise" after coming to a "rushed judgement" over the email address.
"We are sorry for the error, which only came to light following further investigations yesterday," it said.
The statement said: "We tried to quickly ascertain whether the email was a potential phishing attack and provide advice to safeguard the community, but in doing so came to a rushed judgement."
It added: "We are grateful to islanders for raising awareness of this potential issue and engaging with us through our investigation."
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