An Iowa company thought it was paying legitimate vendor invoices and transferred more than $800,000 to a scammer-controlled account; four years later, the US government has recovered about $375,000

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• Left: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
• Center: In 2022, an Iowa company transferred over $800,000 to a scammer through a business email compromise scheme. The scam involved fraudulent vendor invoices, which led employees to believe the payments were legitimate. Although the government recovered roughly $375,000, the bulk of the funds remains unrecovered. Investigators traced part of the fraud proceeds to a Wells Fargo account before resorting to legal action.
• Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.