Top 10 scams targeting businesses

Avoid these scams aimed at businesses

Take a closer look at specific examples of business scams.

Back view of business woman making video call and showing thumb up to laptop on the online briefing while sit on sofa at home.

That Zoom invite is really a phishing scam

dollar sign icon floating above smartphone

Don't pay for free labor law posters

Businessman using smartphone and holding paper cup ina urban scene. Worried businessman in walking on the road and messaging with phone. Young man text messaging through cell phone while walking on the road in the city centre.

That's not your boss texting

Woman looking for customer service on cellphone with the best five star rating, wooden table blurred background

Directory scams fool businesses into fake listings

Marketing services that don't deliver

woman holding red heart, health insurance concept

Beware of health care cons during open enrollment

Man hands using smart phone with FAKE stamped over website

Fake messages to your Google Business Profile could be phishing

Female cafe owner signing papers calculating business expenses

Business promotion and coaching scams

Young Asia businesswoman look around room full of product stuff and parcel box feel stress and upset with bad sell in home office at night.

Invoice scam posing as Geek Squad or PayPal

Male accountant or banker use calculator.

Stay alert to Employee Retention Credit Scams this tax season

Asian woman watching hologram screens. Business and technology concept. Smart office. GUI (Graphical User Interface).

How to spot phony services when shopping for an AI solution

Phishing attack concept, computer hacker using fake website to steal login credentials

Protect your business from this Instagram phishing scam

BBB studies on business scams

Scams and your small business research report

BBB research suggests that scam activity directed at small businesses is growing, that these scams pose a significant risk.

Download the small business scam study

The Explosion of Business Email Compromise Scams

The explosion of business email compromise (BEC) scams

If your boss sends you an email, would you ignore it? Scammers know you probably won't, and that has helped them bilk businesses and other organizations out of $3 billion since 2016 through email scams.

Download the BEC scam study

Your business scam HQ

Top 10 scams targeting businesses

Know how to spot the scams targeting your business – and learn how to avoid them.

Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams

Phony invoice scams

Directory scams

Stolen identity/impostor scams

Charity pitch scams

Phishing Scams

Office supply scams

Coupon books scams

Vanity awards scams

Overpayment scams