A new wire fraud scam targets your direct deposit info and sends your paycheck to a criminal's account

Mon, 04/22/2019 - 09:47
  • Fraudsters are targeting the HR functions of businesses of all types and convincing employees to swap out your direct deposit banking information to an offshore account.
  • One nonprofit in Kansas City describes several attempts per month, involving scammers trying to convince payroll personnel to change information about where to send employee pay.
  • The IRS has warned of an uptick in a wide range of fraud attempts involving payroll information.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/09/new-wire-fraud-scam-targets-your-direct-deposit-info-paycheck.html