Over €17m lost by SMEs through email-related scams

Over €17m lost by SMEs through email-related scams

Small and medium-sized businesses have lost over €17m through email-related scams over the past two years, new figures show today.

Small businesses warned against email and invoice scams

Financial services provider ANZ is urging customers, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to be on alert for the warning signs of business email compromise (BEC) and fake invoice scams, also known as payment redirection scams. The reminder comes amidst rising cybercriminal activities that exploit vulnerabilities in email systems and financial processes, with SMEs being primarily targeted as their technology infrastructure has been typ…

Trading Standards - Openreach Scam Emails

There have been reports of a new email scam which appears to have been sent by Openreach. The message refers to a recent broadband upgrade and asks you to digitally sign an attached PDF to allow them to start work.

Over €17 million lost by SMEs through email-related scams in the last two years – FraudSMART

Over €17 million lost by SMEs through email-related scams in the last two years – FraudSMART Thursday 10th April – Irish small and medium enterprises (SMEs) lost over €17 million (€17.4m) in the last two years through email-related scams, according to new figures published today by FraudSMART, the fraud awareness initiative led by Banking & […] The post Over €17 million lost by SMEs through email-related scams in the last two years – FraudSMART …