Fraudulent Wire Transfer Avoidance: Law Firms Crum & Forster eRisk Team Question Title * 1. * Please enter your contact information: Name Company ZIP/Postal Code Email Address OK Question Title * 2. What is the best thing that Bob W. could have done to prevent a fraudulent wire transfer? Respond directly to Betty's e-mail to confirm the changes. Call Betty Crenshaw, using a known phone number, to confirm the change. Review the full e-mail header to confirm that the "X-Originating-IP" was the same as the prior message. Require the bank to confirm the legitimacy of the request. All of the Above OK Question Title * 3. What is the best thing that Melanie could have done? Text Jim with the updated information. While on the phone with 'Sarah', have her send an e-mail to Melanie documenting the requested changes. E-mail Sarah, using a known email address, confirming the changes and requiring her acknowledgement before proceeding. Confirm Sarah's account at National Bank. OK Question Title * 4. What was Ryan's mistake? Calling Mr. Edwards using the phone number in the e-mail. Trusting that the e-mails from Mr. Edwards were legitimate. His concern with upsetting a senior partner. Not asking Ms. Farrings for help. All of the above. OK Question Title * 5. Fraudulent wire transfer schemes are successful because: Law enforcement agencies don't take this type of crime seriously. People are stupid. The bad actors are clever and should not be under estimated. Banks don't have adequate controls. All of the above. OK NEXT