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title: New MYOB brandjacking scam
description: The scam message shows MYOB branding and purports to be a document notification email. “Attached is your invoice… for $862.30” reads the message text. The attached file contains a malware payload designed to infect the victim’s computer. This message is originating from a wide variety of senders
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# [New MYOB brandjacking scam](https://www.mailguard.com.au/blog/new-myob-brandjacking-scam)

 Written by [Emmanuel Marshall](https://www.mailguard.com.au/blog/author/emmanuel-marshall) | 08 June 2018 01:24:55 Z

MailGuard has detected a new email scam attempting to deliver malware to victim’s computers.  
The scam message - shown in the screenshot above - shows MYOB branding and purports to be a document notification email.

“Attached is your invoice… for $862.30” reads the message text.  
The attached file contains a malware payload designed to infect the victim’s computer.

This message is originating from a wide variety of sending addresses. This kind of brandjacking email scam can install viruses, ransomware, and a host of other damaging malware types.

If you see this message in your inbox, delete it immediately to avoid any risk of malware infection.

 

## What is brandjacking?

Brandjacking is basically a kind of forgery. Scammers use the trademarks of well-known companies in their emails to deceive their victims and gain their trust.

In a typical [brandjacking scam,](https://www.mailguard.com.au/blog/brandjacking-malware-hiding) criminals create email templates that look like messages from big companies and send them out wholesale to millions of recipients. When the scam message shows up in a victim’s inbox they feel safe opening it because it looks like a legitimate message from a familiar company.

Some commonly used brandjacking formats are fake invoice notifications or requests for account verification.

 

## Don't get scammed

If your company’s email accounts aren’t protected, scam emails like the one above are almost certainly being received by your staff.  Cybercriminals know people can be tricked; that’s why they send out millions of scam messages and put so much effort into making them look convincing.

People are not machines; we're all capable of making bad judgement calls. Without email filtering protecting your business, it’s just a matter of time before someone in your organisation has a momentary lapse of judgement and clicks on the wrong thing.

For a few dollars per staff member per month, you can protect your business with MailGuard's [predictive email security.](https://www.mailguard.com.au/services/mailguard)  
Talk to an expert at MailGuard today about making your company's network secure: [click here.](https://www.mailguard.com.au/contact)

 

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