01/09/2026
Payday surprise! 🧾 A routine supplier invoice lands, then an email arrives: “Please update our bank details before payment.” Cue the finance team’s internal record scratch. 🎬
That small change could be the whole scam : invoice fraud and business email compromise are classic ways for SMEs to lose money.
Before paying, take a breath and:
✅ Check the sender’s full email address carefully
✅ Verify any bank-detail change using a trusted contact method : never the phone number or link in the email
✅ Confirm the change directly with the actual supplier
✅ Use dual approval for payments, especially new or amended details
✅ Make it normal for finance teams to pause and ask questions, without blame
A genuine supplier will understand a quick security check. The suspicious one may be rather less patient… 👀
We help businesses across London, Essex and the Southeast strengthen practical security processes alongside their IT. Nothing’s too much hassle, nothing is impossible.
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