NCA and NatWest joint invoice fraud awareness campaign
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The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and NatWest launched a joint awareness campaign against invoice fraud, seeking to curb payment redirection scams that cost businesses millions a year. The campaign warns that business email compromise (BEC) fraudsters can impersonate suppliers, intercept emails, and pressure victims into urgent transfers. It also tells individuals and businesses to check, verify, and never transfer money until invoice details are confirmed.
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Check for any changes to invoice details, bank details or if you are being pressed for an urgent payment.
Verify by calling the genuine supplier on a previously used phone number before you transfer money, as emails can be intercepted or diverted.
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30.01.2026 13:10 2 articles · 3mo ago
NCA and NatWest launch invoice fraud awareness campaign
Initial DisclosureThe UK’s National Crime Agency and NatWest launch a joint campaign warning businesses and individuals about invoice fraud and business email compromise, where criminals impersonate suppliers, intercept emails, and push urgent payments into accounts they control. The guidance tells recipients to check invoice and bank detail changes, verify payment instructions by calling a genuine supplier on a previously used number, and never transfer money until the details are confirmed. Action Fraud says 83 reported victims in September 2025 lost an average of £47,000 each, with combined losses of almost £4m.
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- National Crime Agency and NatWest Issue Joint Warning Over Invoice Fraud Threat — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 30.01.2026 13:10
- National Crime Agency and NatWest Issue Joint Warning Over Invoice Fraud Threat — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 30.01.2026 13:10