While the couple thought they were sending the money to the venue’s payment account, they had actually sent it directly to the scammer.
Barclays explained the devastated couple “lost all their savings” as a result.
Invoice scams involve account details on an invoice being changed, or emails being intercepted. It means the money is wrongly paid into the scammer’s account.
Invoice scams do not always have to centre around weddings, and scammers will use various scenarios and tactics in order to convince people to part with their hard-earned cash.
This could involve a dream holiday booking, payment for work on a home, or for a specific service.
