The CEO Fraud in detail:
In the so-called CEO Fraud, fraudsters gather all kinds of information about the company they are targeting and then, usually by phone or email, pose as the CEO to other employees. During the call or correspondence, they ask their employee to transfer a large amount of money to another account. Often, a company takeover or a supposedly changed account connection is given as the reason for the money transfer. To increase credibility, the perpetrators falsify their phone numbers (so-called Call-ID-Spoofing) or create company-like email addresses. In some cases, a forged invoice is also presented.
The police provide the following prevention tips:
Preventive measures:
Emergency measures
Additional offer: The Central Contact Points Cybercrime
The "Central Contact Points Cybercrime" (ZAC) of the police, which are affiliated to the state criminal investigation department for Lower Saxony, offer companies consultations, training and support on the topic of cyber security.
To provide professional support to companies both preventively and after an attack by cyber criminals, the ZAC Lower Saxony has set up a hotline at 0511 9873-6230 for all companies based in Lower Saxony. Furthermore, checklists and videos on the topic of cybercrime can be viewed on the ZAC website. The website can be accessed at https://www.zac-niedersachsen.de.
In addition, the Central Contact Points Cybercrime also offer support in the development of security concepts through consultation talks and events.
The offer is expressly not only aimed at large corporations, but also at small and medium-sized enterprises.
For further inquiries, please contact:
Janet Rehburg
Nienburg/Schaumburg Police Inspection
Press and Public Relations
Amalie-Thomas-Platz 1
31582 NIENBURG
Phone: 05021/9212-204
Fax2mail: +49 511 9695636008
Original content from: Nienburg / Schaumburg Police Inspection, transmitted by news aktuell
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