The “business invoice” scam is infamously prevalent at present; so is the “We’re Fraud Prevention at [insert bank name] and have detected a fraudulent attempt to access your account from Romania” scam. Scam bots trawl the internet for data on any potential victims; it’s not done usually with manual search and copy.
Matching up victim name with name of bank is just one of many pieces of valuable ID information. Frankly, any snippet of information can be and is being used nowadays against people who are being subjected to sophisticated and alarming scams. With the uptick in AI, it’s only going to get worse.
Reading what hackers and scammers think of Australians is an eye opener for anyone who thinks Australians are not highly desirable targets.
