Hotline Advisory: Protecting Your Organization Against Business Email Compromise and Payroll Fraud Schemes

In a continuing effort to assist Legal Services Corporation (LSC) grantees and subgrantees in detecting and preventing cyberattacks, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for LSC is issuing this Hotline Advisory to notify grantees of two recent Business Email Compromise (BEC) frauds perpetrated against LSC grantees. In this advisory, the OIG provides updates on BEC schemes and emerging BEC threats as well as details on how the two recent direct deposit BEC schemes were perpetrated on LSC grantees. We also offer best practices for detecting and preventing BEC schemes, such as the recent BEC payroll schemes and others, and provide grantees with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) guidance on reporting BEC schemes. Taking action to protect yourself against these threats will help you mitigate financial, cybersecurity, and reputational risks.