Business email compromise simulation  activity

The email is a spoof (forgery) of the CEO’s email, and it creates a situation where the recipient must act quickly to please their boss.

The urgency and secrecy of the request, the lack of details about the client, the suspicious attachment, and the pressure put on the employee are all red flags.

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Visit the Business Email Compromise tab of the on the Common Business Scams page to learn more.

In this email, the scammer is posing as a vendor who wants the employee to update their payment information.

This email contains spelling mistakes, an unexpected attachment, and a sense of urgency, all of which are red flags for a business email compromise scam.

Select the other email to learn more. 

Visit the Business Email Compromise tab of the on the Common Business Scams page to learn more. 

Both emails are scams.

In the first, the email is a spoof (forgery) of the CEO’s email, and it creates a situation where the recipient must act quickly to please their boss. The urgency of the request, the lack of details about the client, the suspicious attachment, and the pressure put on the employee are all red flags.

In the second email, the scammer is posing as a vendor who wants the employee to update their payment information. This email contains numerous spelling mistakes, an unexpected attachment, and a sense of urgency, all of which are red flags for a business email compromise scam

Visit the Business Email Compromise tab of the on the Common Business Scams page to learn more. 

Visit the Business Email Compromise tab of the on the Common Business Scams page to learn more.