Spotting suspicious emails is becoming increasingly difficult as
cybercriminals become more adept at making their emails appear
genuine.
The Covid-19 era has seen a surge in email scams. The World
Health Organisation (WHO) has published a warning
on its website about cybercriminals taking advantage of Covid-19 by
sending fraudulent emails posing as the WHO to trick unsuspecting
victims in to revealing their user names and passwords, which are
used to steal money or sensitive information1.
Business Email Compromise
Business email compromise (BEC) is a type of
phishing scheme whereby a cybercriminal uses emails to pretend to
be a genuine person who is known to you in order to trick you into
transferring money to them. The cybercriminal may use an almost
identical email address to the genuine person or they may even gain
access to that genuine person's email account to intercept,
amend and send emails to you requesting money.
