A genuine-looking invoice or email from a real supplier, but with the fraudster's bank account. Often follows an email account takeover. The FBI's IC3 reported roughly $3.05 billion in BEC losses in 2025.
Invoices for goods or services never ordered, often small enough to be paid without questions.
Invoices or "renewal" notices pretending to be from software, security or delivery brands, using copied logos and lookalike domains.
Official-looking notices for business directories, trademark registrations or domain renewals that are actually unsolicited offers or fake.
You're "accidentally" overpaid and asked to refund the difference to another account.
Invoices from trading or crypto platforms demanding fees to release profits. Check regulator warning lists before paying anything.
The FTC reported $15.9 billion in consumer-reported fraud losses for 2025, with imposter scams the most reported category.