What is Business Email Compromise

Business email compromise (BEC) is one of the most financially damaging online crimes. It exploits the fact that most of us rely on email to conduct both our personal and professional business.

 
In a BEC scam, criminals send an email message that appears to come from a known source making a legitimate request, like in these examples:
  • A vendor your company regularly deals with sends an invoice with an updated mailing address.
  • A company CEO asks her assistant to purchase dozens of gift cards to send out as employee rewards. She asks for the serial numbers so she can email them out right away.
  • A home buyer receives a message from his title company with instructions on how to wire his down payment.

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