Man charged in $700k email scam

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The man used a compromised employee email address to allegedly steal thousands of dollars from the firm before his arrest in February.

A BEC, as it is called by police, occurs when an individual or a company receives a fake invoice claiming to be from a service or goods provider, requesting that money be sent to a fraudulent account.

Following inquiries it was discovered an employee of the Sydney based firm had unknowingly transferred money into a fraudulent account. He was taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station and charged with knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime. Following this, he was granted conditional bail to appear before Coffs Harbour Local Court on Wednesday.

"Educate yourself on what BEC scams are, and ensure you question the legitimacy of payment requests, including the originating email address, URL and spelling used in correspondence.

 

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