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Business Email Compromise
An email appears to come from a company executive, vendor, or client, asking you to urgently process a payment or update banking details for an upcoming invoice. The email address is often nearly identical to the real one, with a subtle misspelling.
Warning signs
What to watch for
- Urgent request to change payment or banking details
- Sender's email address is slightly different from the usual one
- Request to keep the matter confidential or handle it outside normal channels
- Unusual timing, like a request sent late at night or right before a deadline
Stay safe
How to verify
- Confirm any payment or banking change by phone, using a number you already have on file — not one provided in the email
- When in doubt, walk over or call the person directly rather than replying to the email thread
Already sent money or shared a password?
Contact your bank using the number on the back of your card, or the official number on your statement — not any number from the suspicious message.
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