SCAM OF THE WEEK: Real Products, Fake Payments

Recently, the US FBI has issued a warning about business email compromise (BEC) attacks by cybercriminals, who are trying to steal physical goods. BEC is when cybercriminals spoof business email accounts and impersonate executives to try and steal information, money, or products from an organization.

In this recent BEC scam, cybercriminals start this attack by sending you phishing emails spoofing the domains of legitimate organizations, pretending to be employees of the organization. In these emails, cybercriminals will ask to buy your business’ products, trying to trick you into thinking they’re making a legitimate business purchase order.