Monstrous Media Group is warning clients, partners, and website owners about a phishing campaign impersonating our Founder, Brad Nietfeldt.
The fraudulent message uses Brad's name, photograph, likeness, company affiliations, and a copied signature block. It claims that a website review identified urgent updates and asks the recipient to continue the conversation about maintenance, improvements, and pricing.
This message did not come from Brad Nietfeldt or Monstrous Media Group.
How to identify the fraudulent message
The message shown below was sent from brad.monstrousmediagroup@gmail.com. That Gmail address is not owned, operated, or authorized by Brad Nietfeldt, Monstrous Media Group, Monster Creative, LLC, or Omaha Media Group.
Other warning signs may include unexpected claims that your website was reviewed, artificial deadlines, requests to discuss pricing or authorize work, unfamiliar reply-to addresses, copied photographs or signature blocks, and language designed to create urgency.
Screenshot of the reported phishing email
What recipients should do
Do not reply to the sender. Do not click links or open attachments. Do not send passwords, verification codes, payment details, or private business information. Do not approve maintenance, licensing, security, or marketing work based on the message. Mark the email as phishing or spam and preserve a copy with the full message headers if possible.
If you received one of these emails, forward it as an attachment to hello@monstrousmediagroup.com so our team can document the incident. If you already replied, clicked a link, disclosed credentials, or sent payment information, contact your email administrator and financial institution immediately and change any exposed passwords from a trusted device.
How to verify a real MMG communication
When in doubt, do not use the phone number, email address, or links contained in the suspicious message. Visit monstrousmediagroup.com directly or contact your established MMG representative using information you already have on file.
Monstrous Media Group will not ask clients to route payments, credentials, or approvals to an unfamiliar personal email account. Official instructions should be independently verified through a known channel.
What MMG is doing
We are working with Google, the FBI, local authorities, and National Defense Lab, which has graciously offered its assistance in identifying the parties responsible, preserving evidence, and supporting appropriate enforcement action across applicable jurisdictions.
This alert may be updated as additional information becomes available.