{"id":13497,"date":"2019-11-21T04:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/?p=13497"},"modified":"2023-03-31T08:34:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:34:24","slug":"keep-yourself-safe-from-scammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insta-pro.spinudev.com\/en\/blog\/businessstrategyandfinance\/keep-yourself-safe-from-scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Yourself Safe From Scammers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Payment fraud from potential scammers is an ongoing problem when sending money in the digital era. Scammers have gotten better about replicating information and it\u2019s getting harder to spot potential threats. Now, it\u2019s very important to have a vigilant eye for falsified documents and shady practices. Recently, we had a case where a scammer intercepted a customer\u2019s email and pretended to be an Insta-Pro employee.\u00a0The customer was given an alternative bank account from the scammer. Their payment was then sent to the scammer\u2019s bank account and went unrealized until the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few tips to be aware of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The name on the e-mail address may be your normal vendor, customer or employee contact, but the e-mail address itself looks different (If the e-mail address looks correct, click on the e-mail address to see if another e-mail address appears.\u00a0 If so, this is a scammer.)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The e-mail indicates that the vendor or customer\u2019s bank account is undergoing annual auditing and cannot receive payments.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 They send multiple e-mails in a short time-span and they are all Urgent!\u00a0 While we may send payment reminders, we will never indicate a payment is URGENT, with pressure to send\u00a0 \u00a0 the money IMMEDIATELY.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 There are a lot of misspellings and improper English grammar.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 They send one bank account and if payment is not received by a certain date, they send a second or third bank account (as they\u2019ve likely closed the first bank account due to other scams\u00a0 \u00a0 they are running).<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sometimes they have changed the bank information on the Adobe document itself.\u00a0 If this information does not match where you have sent our payments in the past, then you should contact the vendor via phone immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please be sure to contact your Insta-Pro sales representative if you question any email from our company. 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