Be wary of wire fraud scams

Duke’s IT Security Office was recently alerted to a spear-phishing campaign with emails sent to financial staff affiliated with DKU. The messages appeared to come from departmental leadership and requested that wire transfer payments be made immediately. If you receive a suspicious email requesting an urgent wire transfer, do not reply to the message, and take extra steps to confirm the transaction out of band.

• Read more about wire fraud scams
• Be suspicious of potential phishing emails