A 29-year-old woman has been charged over an alleged million-dollar fraud involving a compromised email. 9News
A business email compromise is when an individual or a company receives a fake invoice purporting to be from a service or goods provider, requesting that money be sent to a fraudulent account.
Detectives were notified after an ACT woman allegedly deposited more than $1 million into a fraudulent account during the settlement period of a property sale.The recipient's account details had allegedly been sourced from a compromised email address belonging to the woman's lawyer, which contained altered bank details.
Police executed a search warrant at a Parramatta unit on October 26, seizing multiple mobile phones and documents.READ MORE:The woman was granted conditional bail and is due to appear in court today. Cybercrime Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Matthew Craft said people must remain vigilant when conducting transactions online.
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