No it wasn’t a phishing scam. It was a direct email with my name and my son’s name and how he got our info (specific teacher was named as well as the school) and the reason he was contacting us so he can help us get into a prep school (with the direct insinuation that he did not get into that specific school). When I first read the email, I said to my husband, this guy knows the decision already. I know private schools do not follow FERPA rules but this kind of disclosure doesn’t seem right.