Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:17 pm
#1896137
Twice in the last month I've received an email in my accounts payable inbox reporting that an invoice is overdue. Both professionally written, formatted email, with signature, etc.
They quote the genuine phone number for the company they claim to be from, but there is no individual of the name given at the company, and the company confirm that I owe them nothing.
There are no other links in the email, and the from address just bounces back as recipient unknown.
It's obviously some sort of scam, but I'm baffled as to how it is supposed to work. There's no link in the email for me to click and be duped; the phone number is of a real company; and the email goes to the real company, but no such individual.
Any ideas how the scam is meant to work?
They quote the genuine phone number for the company they claim to be from, but there is no individual of the name given at the company, and the company confirm that I owe them nothing.
There are no other links in the email, and the from address just bounces back as recipient unknown.
It's obviously some sort of scam, but I'm baffled as to how it is supposed to work. There's no link in the email for me to click and be duped; the phone number is of a real company; and the email goes to the real company, but no such individual.
Any ideas how the scam is meant to work?