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Your Email Isn't as Safe as You Think

Paper checks and sometimes-unsuspecting money mules are taking business email compromise schemes to a new level.

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The discovery of an alleged international ring of fraudsters started with a one-line email. In April 2019, a company accountant received an email that appeared to be from her CEO.

“Joanna, Can you mail out a check to to a Vendor today? Barbara,” the email said.

The email had some hallmarks of a scam that is becoming increasingly common. But it also had a few unique attributes that intrigued cybersecurity experts at the company’s email security provider, Agari Data Inc. Using a fake email account posing as the company accountant, Agari sent back a reply.

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