Iowa firm lost $800K to fake invoices; feds recover $375K later
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Federal authorities recovered $375,000 of the $800,000 an Iowa company lost to a business email compromise scheme in 2022.
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- An Iowa company fell victim to a business email compromise scam involving fraudulent vendor invoices in 2022.
- The company transferred over $800,000 to the scammer during the incident.
- Authorities managed to recover approximately $375,000 after tracing the funds to a Wells Fargo account.
- Most of the stolen money remains unrecovered.
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