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Ohio police are issuing alerts about an email payroll scam targeting local businesses, WHIOTV7 reports.
The Tipp City police department (TCPD) posted a warning on their community Facebook page after the suspect emails were spread through local businesses. In the post they identify people using Automated Clearing House (ACH) as targets of the scam.
The emails claim to be from legitimate employees of the targeted company, requesting a change to their payroll information. The requests are reported to be for alterations to routing and account numbers, redirecting funds to unauthorised accounts.
The warning comes following an email to Dayton public school district’s payroll department appearing to be from district superintendent Elizabeth Lolli. The message requested changes to Ms Lolli’s bank account details. The scam went undetected, the department made the change and the superintendent’s $5,000 pay was deposited into the fraudulent account.
The TCPD post concludes, “If you are in payroll or otherwise responsible for paying employees, please follow up with any requests for changes to an employee's ACH. If you are paid via ACH, please make sure your business's payroll department is aware of this scam.”
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Ohio police are issuing alerts about an email payroll scam targeting local businesses, WHIOTV7 reports.
The Tipp City police department (TCPD) posted a warning on their community Facebook page after the suspect emails were spread through local businesses. In the post they identify people using Automated Clearing House (ACH) as targets of the scam.
The emails claim to be from legitimate employees of the targeted company, requesting a change to their payroll information. The requests are reported to be for alterations to routing and account numbers, redirecting funds to unauthorised accounts.
The warning comes following an email to Dayton public school district’s payroll department appearing to be from district superintendent Elizabeth Lolli. The message requested changes to Ms Lolli’s bank account details. The scam went undetected, the department made the change and the superintendent’s $5,000 pay was deposited into the fraudulent account.
The TCPD post concludes, “If you are in payroll or otherwise responsible for paying employees, please follow up with any requests for changes to an employee's ACH. If you are paid via ACH, please make sure your business's payroll department is aware of this scam.”
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