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One common trick is the fake work email. Scammers break into or fake a business email. Then they ask for money to be sent to their own bank account. The FBI calls this "business email compromise." In 2025, people reported 24,768 of these scams to the FBI. Reported losses were $3,046,598,558.
Fast reports help. In 2025, an FBI team froze $679,013,183 of the $1,163,919,846 that scammers tried to take. (Source: FBI IC3 2025 Internet Crime Report)
Latest scam stories
Every story has a label. Real, reported means it comes from public sources, with links; some details may be dramatized. Real, reported: nothing added or dramatized means we tell it only as the public records say. Composite/dramatized means it mixes common cases, and names, places, and numbers are made up. Hypothetical means a "what if" scam that could happen next. People who haven't been convicted are presumed innocent.
Real Estate & Title Real, reported
Look what happened to this home buyer's closing, so it doesn't happen to yours
Real, reported: a fake title company email redirected a home closing wire. Warning signs and the call-back habit that ca…
CPA & Tax Composite/dramatized
Look what happened to this tax office, so it doesn't happen to yours
Composite story: a fake "new client" steals a tax office's logins. Warning signs and habits that can help reduce the ris…
Medical/Dental Real, reported: nothing added or dramatized
Look what happened to these healthcare organizations, so it doesn't happen to your practice
Real, reported: HHS OCR settled with four healthcare groups after ransomware. What a risk analysis is and why it matters…
Insurance Hypothetical
Look what happened to this insurance agency, so it doesn't happen to yours
Hypothetical scenario: a fake portal reset lets a scammer change claim and commission bank details. Habits that can help…
Law Hypothetical
Look what happened to this law firm's settlement payout, so it doesn't happen to yours
Hypothetical scenario: a scammer switches the bank account for a settlement payout. Warning signs and call-back habits t…
Cyber (cross-industry) Real, reported
The Email Was Real. The Bank Account Wasn't: Inside a $25M Payment-Diversion Scheme
A federal jury convicted two people in a $25M business email compromise scheme. Here's how it worked and 5 habits to pro…
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