In the present economic climate all businesses and organisations must
remain alert to the potential for fraud.
Tens of millions of UK email
users could be targeted in 'mass spamming event' designed to harvest their
financial details the UK National Crime Agency has warned.
Small and medium businesses
are particular targets of messages that appear to be emails from banks, the NCA
said recently.
Emails contain attachments
that look like details of suspicious transactions are actually malicious
software that encrypts user's computer allowing fraudsters to harvest sensitive
information and access bank accounts.
Entrepreneurial owners of SME’s are a prime target
for fraud as overseeing finances doesn’t always come naturally to them. If a
founder is focusing mainly on the product or service being sold, and only
minimally on administration, it leaves a business vulnerable to fraud.
It is essential to have systems in place to monitor
all the company’s finances in a clear and concise format. After all it is never
comfortable experience to find that someone is holding your wallet.
All businesses be they independent or large
corporations are vulnerable.
It is an undeniable fact that there will always be people trying a
variety of ways to “scam” your organisation; it is a problem that will not go
away so vigilance should remain the order of the day.
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