{"id":63503,"date":"2022-04-20T13:01:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/levelfivesupplies.com\/?p=63503"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:01:58","slug":"be-vigilant-and-verify-combating-invoice-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/levelfivesupplies.com\/be-vigilant-and-verify-combating-invoice-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Be vigilant and verify – combating invoice fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"
A short note from our CEO, Alex Lawrence-Berkeley<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n One of our customers recently received a very convincing instruction to update our bank details and pay an invoice to a new account, this was confirmed with a high-quality fake bank letter (which our Bank no longer issues) and a well-formatted invoice. Luckily, the customer caught this scam but could have been more than £30,000 out of pocket if the change had been made and the payment had gone ahead. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n This is an important issue for all organisations, irrespective of size, and we are relieved that on this occasion, no money has been lost. We would ask you to check and double-check your knowledge, and that you and your colleagues share information about fraud attempts, and how to identify them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n To learn more about Invoice Fraud, the Take Five campaign has a good explanation online<\/a>. If in doubt or you suspect fraud, please hold payment and verify with someone you know or already deal with at Level Five Supplies directly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\nCybercrime is becoming increasingly sophisticated<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n
What other measures have we taken?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n