Protect your business

Fraudsters create fake QR codes that take you to a website that looks real. This fake site is made to steal your money or identity by getting your information or infecting your device with malware.

Business email compromise, or CEO fraud, happens when someone pretends to be a top executive from your company. They send an email to an employee, trying to trick them into doing something, like making a payment to a client or supplier.

Vendor Email Compromise is a type of business email scam where criminals hack the email accounts of trusted vendors. They use these accounts to place large orders or send fake invoices. If the supplier ships the products before getting paid, they end up losing money because the fraudster never makes the payment. In some cases, fraudsters send fake invoices for real payments but change the payment details to their own account.

Ransomware is a harmful software that blocks access to files on a computer and shared drives. It often gets downloaded through links in emails, websites, or social media. After it’s downloaded, it locks the files, and a screen pops up asking for money to unlock them.

Payment redirection fraud happens when fraudsters pretend to be a supplier or service provider. They trick you into changing bank account details you use to pay them. They tell you their account details have changed and ask you to send payments to a new account, which is controlled by the fraudster.

It’s important to protect your business devices, like phones, tablets, laptops, and computers . This helps keep them safe from fraud.

Fraudsters sometimes trick real sellers by pretending to be new customers and placing an order. They usually pay more than agreed, claiming it was an accident, using a cheque or a bank draft. Then, they pressure the seller to quickly return some or all of the extra money online. Later, the cheque or draft bounces because it’s fake. But by that time, the seller has already sent money to the fraudster’s account.