Russian company lookalike prepayment fraud campaign
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A long-running fraud campaign used lookalike Russian company websites, cold calls, phishing emails, and fake business documents to divert advance payments from international B2B firms. The operation has run since 2017 and abused brand identities across fertilizer, petrochemical, metallurgical, logistics, and banking sectors. One Azerbaijani company was reported to have lost $150,000 in April 2025.
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29.07.2026 16:42 2 articles · 3h ago
Russian company lookalike prepayment fraud campaign
Initial DisclosureThe campaign began with clone websites that copied legitimate Russian company content and repurposed contact and payment details to intercept advance payments. Early activity traced to 2017 shows the fraud model was already established and repeatable.
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- Nine-Year Fraud Campaign Clones Russian Company Sites to Steal Advance Payments — thehackernews.com — 29.07.2026 16:42
- Nine-Year Fraud Campaign Clones Russian Company Sites to Steal Advance Payments — thehackernews.com — 29.07.2026 16:42