Melissa Brandt & Associates is aware of an ongoing impersonation campaign involving unauthorized individuals falsely representing Melissa Brandt as an executive recruiter.

These individuals have used fraudulent email addresses, fake digital profiles, and other deceptive tactics to contact executives and job seekers.

Please verify any communication claiming to be from Melissa Brandt before responding or sharing personal information.

This list is updated whenever new fraudulent accounts are identified.

If you received an email from someone falsely claiming to be Melissa Brandt or Melissa Brandt & Associates, you can help by reporting the Gmail account directly to Google.

1. Copy the template below.
Replace the bracketed information with the email address that contacted you.

2. Submit the report using Google’s official Gmail abuse form:

3. If possible, include the original message or message headers.
Screenshots and any links included in the fraudulent communication may also be helpful.

Thank you for helping us document and stop these fraudulent accounts.

Melissa Brandt communicates professionally only through the following email addresses:

✅ melissa@melissabrandtandassociates.com

✅ melissabrandt415@gmail.com

If you receive communication claiming to be from Melissa Brandt from any other email address, please consider it suspicious until verified.

If you are unsure whether a recruiting email or message is legitimate:

✔ Verify the sender’s email address.

✔ Compare it to the official addresses listed above.

✔ Contact Melissa Brandt directly using the contact information published on this website—not the information contained in the email you received.

When in doubt, ask.

We are always happy to confirm whether a communication is legitimate.

If you encounter a suspicious email, digital business card, social media profile, or website claiming to represent Melissa Brandt or Melissa Brandt & Associates, please help us document it.

If possible, send:

• screenshots
• the sender’s email address
• the complete message
• message headers (if available)
• links (URLs) to any websites or profiles involved

Please email all reports to:

melissa@melissabrandtandassociates.com

Every report helps us document the scope of this impersonation campaign and improves our ability to notify affected individuals and report fraudulent accounts to the appropriate platforms.

If you discover a fraudulent account or profile, we encourage you to report it directly to the platform where it appears.

Helpful reporting resources include:

Google (Gmail abuse & impersonation)
https://support.google.com/mail/contact/abuse

LinkedIn
Report the profile using LinkedIn’s built-in “Report / Block” option on the profile.

Blinq
Report fraudulent digital business cards to:

support@blinq.me

If you have already reported an account, we sincerely appreciate your assistance.

Melissa Brandt & Associates is actively documenting every reported incident and working with affected individuals and platform providers to remove fraudulent accounts as quickly as possible.

Protecting candidates, clients, and the integrity of executive recruiting remains our highest priority.

Thank you for helping us protect our professional community.