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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 has evolved from a “one-man shop” that originally scammed victims on Craigslist , and now has dozens of fraudsters targeting smaller firms through BEC — with an emphasis on U.S. companies and government agencies.