B2B freight-forwarding scams on the rise to evade financial fraud crackdowns

Sublime's Attack Spotlight series highlights the growing threat of freight-forwarding scams, which target businesses with sophisticated tactics to fraudulently obtain goods. As traditional scams face increased detection, fraudsters have shifted to exploiting B2B logistics by creating fake companies and utilizing freight-forwarding services to appear legitimate, leading to significant financial losses for suppliers. These scams involve setting up fake companies with lookalike domains, opening accounts with freight-forwarding companies to reroute shipments, and exploiting payment terms to delay detection. Once the fraud is uncovered, scammers dismantle their operations and restart with new identities. Sublime's AI-powered detection engine helps prevent such scams by identifying key signals like unusual sender domains and suspicious behavior, offering a free account to users for protection against these and other email-based threats.