I read several articles in (German) newspapers about a trick that very professional cheaters are analyzing very detailed big international companies.
After knowing names of managers etc. they call subsidies and force them to transfer a quite remarkable amount of money to a bank account for a secret and special project.
Usually someone uses the name from a top manager while introducing himself. Later on an email will be sent with the relevant data to execute the bank transfer.
For sure the email has the correct email address and the writing sounds totally like internal communication, however everything is a fake.
It sounds ridiculous to get caught by such a trap but it happened already very often, since they act very professional.
Therefore please proceed always according to the “Explanatory Note” (GF-Memo 2014/01) or even contact me for head office clarification to avoid wrong bank transfers.