Most people try to do their best to avoid phishing scams but sometimes we do not even know it is happening!
For instance, criminals could be reading your emails to find out who you are, who you talk to, but more importantly… who you do NOT talk to.
This recently happened to a business I know. One of the corporate partners had his email infected with malware and was being “watched”. Once the criminals figured out who talked to who and who they did not talk to, they made the “phone” call. It went something like this:
Hi Sally, it’s Fred at ABC company. Frank, your CEO, asked me to call you to let you know that the $50K transfer has been approved. Here is the routing information you need. Thanks! Have a nice day!
Sally had never actually talked to Fred and didn’t know his voice. Frank and Fred are known business associates. They knew who Sally was and what was her job function. They also knew that Frank commonly gave Sally financial instructions. She trusted him and never questioned his requests.
Make sure you have appropriate procedures in place. Had this company had a protocol in place, that required Frank to sign off on any wire transfers or distributions, this would not have happened.
At your next staff meeting, discuss your procedures and make sure this doesn’t happen to you!
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