This is to alert AFRINIC Resource Members of a misleading email communication from purported representatives of a fictitious organization; targeted at AFRINIC Resource Members (“members”), soliciting them to sign a power of attorney form and surrender their MyAFRINIC portal credentials with them for the purpose of casting a vote for Board Member’s seat. Here is an example of such an email.
This is to inform you that a cyclone warning class 3 is in force in Mauritius as a result, the AFRINIC office will remain closed until further notice. During this period, our staff will be working remotely to ensure that our operations continue uninterrupted. This decision has been taken to protect the wellbeing of our employees while maintaining the availability of all services.
For Urgent membership-related issues please reach us via the following email addresses:
We appreciate your patience and our team is doing everything they can to ensure that there would be minimal service interruptions.
Thank you for your support.