hackers: Buyer Loses 70K with Wiring Scam! - 02/26/16 04:20 AM
Here's how it went down, I have actually changed the numbers slightly, I don't want to talk specifically about names, amounts, banks involved. I had actually read something about this and then I heard about a specific instance where it happened to a local agent.
1) The agent emails the buyer the wiring instructions.
2) Within nine minutes, a hacker intercepts the email, sends another email to the buyer impersonating the agent. (actually using the agents' email!) instructing the buyer to wire to a different address.
3) The buyer instructs her bank to wire to the new wiring address, so she actually instructs her … (3 comments)