Fake invoices bill you for things you never ordered, or quietly change bank details to steal a payment. Paste the invoice for an instant read.
You don't owe money for things you never ordered. Checking an invoice before you pay is smart, not paranoid — especially when the bank details suddenly change.
Quick answer — You are not obligated to pay for goods or services you never ordered, and a sudden 'our bank details have changed' message is a classic invoice-fraud (business email compromise) tactic. Match any invoice against your own records, and confirm a bank-detail change by calling a number you already have — never one printed on the invoice itself.
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How to tell a real fake invoice / billing scam from a fake
A legitimate invoice matches a real order or purchase you made, comes from a known vendor with verifiable details, references a real PO/order number, and uses the vendor's normal payment details. Scams bill for goods/services you never ordered, fake a 'renewal' or 'listing/domain' fee, pressure immediate payment, or change the bank details (a classic business-email-compromise fraud).
Red flags
A bill for goods or services you never ordered.
A 'renewal', 'directory', or 'domain' fee you never signed up for.
Pressure to pay immediately to avoid a penalty or service loss.
Changed or mismatched bank details vs. what the vendor normally uses.
What to do
Paste the invoice above to flag scam signals.
Match it against your own records / purchase orders.
Confirm ANY bank-detail change by phone using a number you already have — not one on the invoice.
It bills you for something you didn't order, comes from an unverifiable sender, pressures immediate payment, or uses bank details that don't match the real vendor. Match it to your own records and verify any changed payment details by a known phone number. Paste it above to check.
What is invoice / bank-detail fraud?
Scammers send invoices that look real but route payment to their own account — often by 'updating' a known vendor's bank details (business email compromise). Always confirm a bank-detail change out-of-band before paying.
Official sources
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