Be Watchful for Fake North P&I Club Emails

CIRCULAR REF: 2018/010

CIRCULATED TO ALL MEMBERS, BROKERS AND DIRECTORS

We have today been made aware of a scam email targeting members of North P&I Club.

The scam email purports to be from an employee from North P&I Club with the subject heading ‘Debit Note’ and claims that an invoice requires immediate payment. The email is being falsely issued from the following domain: name.name@neepia.com and contains the following text:

Dear Sirs,
Would you be able to send payment for the invoice today? let me know so i can send our new wiring instruction.
Thanks

There has been no data security breach at the Club but anyone receiving unsolicited emails of this nature from the Club should treat them with caution, double check the sender details and if in doubt as to their authenticity, forward them on to their own IT support function before opening any attachments or links. Any emails received from the name.name@neepia.com domain should be deleted and disregarded.

The Club is urging all Members to be vigilant of cybercrimes and phishing scams of this type where criminals pretend to be legitimate suppliers in order to obtain sensitive personal and business information. North has previously advised Members of this common scam and the simple steps that they can take to protect their interests. The guidance can be read here along with our latest Industry News on this ever-evolving threat.

For further information on this scam email, please get in touch with your normal Club contact.

JAMES HOLMES
CIO
The North of England P&I Association Limited