diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/contact/index.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/contact/index.wml
index efc2f30..e67b915 100644
--- a/foundation.gnome.org/contact/index.wml
+++ b/foundation.gnome.org/contact/index.wml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
     +1-617-206-3947.
     </p>
 
+    <p>
+    The Foundation rarely sends out checks, and never without prior discussion with the recipient. Those checks are usually for travel or other reimbursements for GNOME contributors. If you have received a check in the mail from the GNOME Foundation that you were not already expecting, it is likely fraudulent.
+    </p>
+    
     <h2>Address</h2>
     <p>
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