How CEO and invoice fraud works.
This scam poses as a boss, supplier, or adviser. It asks staff to send a new payment or change where one goes.
1Nicolas, CEO
2Confidential payment before 16:00
I am in a meeting and cannot take calls. Send €48,700 to the attached account for Project Cedar. Keep this between us until the announcement.
3Open payment detailsThree warning signs
- A boss or supplier asks for an odd payment, bank change, or gift cards.
- The request is urgent, secret, and outside the normal process.
- The display name is right, but the full email address is not.
This made-up message uses a known scam pattern. It shows no real person, firm, or email.
Why it works
The request uses real names and work details. Speed and secrecy then stop the checks that would expose it.
What to do now
- Stop the payment. Check the request by a known phone number or in person.
- Require two people to approve odd transfers and bank changes.
- If money moved, call the bank and police now. Each hour makes recovery harder.
Klar catches spam in Apple Mail.
Klar moves spam and phishing to Junk. It cannot check who a person is or get stolen money back.
