ITIC Warns P&I Correspondents After Fraudsters Divert US$200,000 Crew Settlement

ITIC Warns P&I Correspondents After Fraudsters Divert US$200,000 Crew Settlement

The incident, outlined in ITIC’s latest Claims Review, involved a sensitive settlement related to a deceased seafarer.

ITIC warns of rising payment fraud after $200,000 crew settlement hijacked

The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned P&I correspondents to tighten payment verification procedures after a fraudster intercepted email communications during a crew claim and diverted a $200,000 settlement. In a case highlighted in ITIC’s latest Claims Review, a correspondent handling a sensitive settlement involving the family of a deceased seafarer became the target …

Email Scam Diverts $200,000 Crew Settlement From Maritime P&I Agent

A local AP&I correspondent has been hit by a highly sophisticated email-interception scam that diverted $200,000 meant for a crew-death settlement, underscoring the rising threat of payment fraud across the maritime...

Fraudsters intercept $200,000 settlement for dead seafarer's family

ITIC sends payment fraud warning after settlement to dead seafarer’s family intercepted by email deception.

ITIC warns of rising payment fraud after US$200,000 crew settlement intercepted

Mark Brattman, Claims Director at ITIC – Image credit: ITIC [12 January 2026] – [London] – P&I correspondents are being urged to strengthen their payment verification procedures after a fraudster intercepted email communications during a sensitive crew claim and diverted a US$200,000 settlement, according to International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC). In a case cited in ITIC’s most recent Claims Review, a P&I correspondent was managing a…