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The supplier with new bank detailsWIRE FRAUD
A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.
Hi Karen,
Attached is invoice #4471 for $18,420.00, due October 30. Payment details are the same as always.
Thanks for your business, Harbour Supply Ltd.
Hi Karen,
Please note we have changed banks. Payment for invoice #4471 ($18,420.00) must now go to our new account below. Our old account is closed and payments sent there will be returned.
Bank: First Coastal Trust · Transit 00412 · Account 7739021. Please confirm once the transfer is done today so we can release your order.
Always check the sender.
The sender is harbour-supp1y.com, with a number 1 in place of the letter l. The real supplier writes from harboursupply.ca.
accounts@harboursupply.ca is the supplier's own address.
accounts@harbour-supp1y.com swaps the letter l for a number 1, and replies go to a Gmail address.
Pay invoice #4471 the same way as always.
Pay $18,420 into a brand-new bank account.
A normal due date, weeks away.
Pay today: the old account is “closed” and your order is on hold.
RememberBank details changed by email? Call the supplier on a number you already have before you pay a cent.
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