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The faster you spot a scam, the safer you and your employees will be. In honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, share these signs of a fraudulent transaction

1. The requester sends you a check while asking for a portion of the payment to be returned. If the payment is valid, the check can be re-issued for the correct amount.
2. As part of a job or interview, you are asked to process a transaction and send a portion of the proceeds to the requester. Legitimate job interviews or promotions will not require you to provide bank card numbers, personal identification numbers, or online banking credentials.
3. The person asking for you to take action communicates a high sense of urgency to complete the transaction quickly. Don’t be bullied into taking action under someone else’s timeframe.
4. When you are threatened with surprise legal or police action if you don’t act, the call or email is most likely part of a scam to intimidate you into taking action.
5. If a friend or family member requests financial assistance, contact that person at a previously known number to confirm the request. If you can’t contact the caller with a number you know, don’t send the money.
6. When the offer seems too good to be true, it probably is. While it would be great to have a long lost relative who is king of a remote country leave you several million dollars as an inheritance, it’s not realistic and will end up costing you money in the long run.

Make National Cybersecurity Awareness Month a priority at your organization. Contact Ladlas Prince for a thorough cybersecurity review to ensure your employees, data and assets are secure.