Business & Invoice Fraud
Fake invoices and emails that look like they came from your boss.
'The Boss Needs Gift Cards' Request
A scammer posing as your boss urgently asks you to buy gift cards for 'client gifts' or 'rewards' and send the codes, claiming they're too busy to do it themselves.
Read the guide →Accounts-Receivable / Aging-Report Redirect
Attackers who access your systems study your accounts-receivable and then message your customers as 'you,' redirecting their payments to a fraudster's account.
Read the guide →CEO-Fraud / 'Urgent Wire' Business Email Compromise
A scammer poses as your CEO or a senior executive and emails an employee to urgently wire money or buy gift cards for a confidential deal — the request is fake and the money is gone.
Read the guide →Corporate 'Reset Your VPN / MFA' IT Phish
A fake IT help desk tells employees to 'reset' their VPN or MFA through a link or by approving a prompt, capturing corporate credentials and bypassing multi-factor.
Read the guide →Fake Business-Directory 'Renewal' Invoice
A business receives an official-looking invoice to 'renew' a directory or online listing it never signed up for — paying enrolls it in a worthless or recurring charge.
Read the guide →Fake M&A / Legal 'Confidential Wire' BEC
A scammer poses as an executive and an 'attorney' handling a secret acquisition or legal matter, pressuring an employee to wire large funds confidentially and fast.
Read the guide →Fake Supplier / Advance-Payment-for-Goods Scam
A fake supplier offers goods at a great price, takes an advance payment or deposit by wire, and never ships — or ships nothing like what was ordered.
Read the guide →Payroll-Diversion 'Update My Direct Deposit' BEC
A scammer poses as an employee and emails HR/payroll to change their direct-deposit account — rerouting that employee's paycheck to the fraudster.
Read the guide →Vendor Invoice-Redirect (Changed Bank Details)
A scammer (often via a hacked vendor mailbox) emails that a supplier's bank details have changed, redirecting your next payment to the fraudster's account.
Read the guide →W-2 / Employee-Data Request BEC
A scammer posing as an executive asks HR/payroll to send employees' W-2s or a payroll data file — harvesting SSNs and wages to file fraudulent tax returns.
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