{"id":1369,"date":"2022-07-20T23:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T06:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T19:30:40","slug":"payroll-payroll-alert-fraudulent-emails-requesting-direct-deposit-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/?p=1369","title":{"rendered":"Payroll Alert:  Fraudulent Emails Requesting Direct Deposit Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">Dear School Business Professionals, <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image001-1.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nFraudulent Emails Requesting Direct Deposit Changes &#8211; All districts should be aware that more attempts at fraudulent behavior targeted at government agencies related to Direct Deposits are being discovered.  See below for more information.<br \/>\nPosing as district employees, cyber criminals contact school districts by emails (or even sometimes by phone), requesting changes in direct deposit account information.  Districts are advised to be wary of any unsolicited emails (or calls) of this nature and are strongly encouraged to implement a procedure for authenticating all direct deposit change requests before inputting into the financial system.  A phone call to the employee&#8217;s contact information on record to confirm requested change is suggested. Please be vigilant when accepting changes to direct deposit information.  Verify the person in multiple ways.  As mentioned above, use a phone number that you have in the district&#8217;s records (not the email requesting a change) to verify staff requesting a change to direct deposit information.<br \/>\nWe are requesting that districts exercise extreme caution with these types of requests and place extra measures in place to verify individuals. We highly recommend following up with employees personally to confirm that the form received was indeed submitted by the employee.  If you have any questions about this, please contact the SBAS payroll team for assistance.<br \/>\nThank you for keeping your employees&#8217; pay safe!<br \/>\nRegards,<br \/>\nSchool Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office<br \/>\nNote: This message was sent on behalf of the School Business Advisory Services Team. Please do not respond to this message. 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