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Wire transfer scam

A request that pressures a person or business to send funds to an attacker-controlled destination.

Why it matters

Wire requests are high impact and deserve known-channel verification.

Example pattern

A vendor email asks for a new destination right before a transfer.

How CheckLink can help

CheckLink can help review message, link, and sender signals before action.

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