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‘Scattered Canary’ BEC Scams Aim At US Firms

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Business enterprise compromise (BEC) scams are crossing borders, where fraudsters in Africa are targeting U.S. The group’s genesis traces to West Africa in 2008, where Craigslist was used as a conduit to send counterfeit checks. companies and government agencies.