Scammers target specific individuals by connecting the dots of that individual’s communication sphere and current circumstances. For example: we have seen that scammers pose themselves as a business function or management to communicate with other employees and/or business colleagues to disclose their personal information, login credentials or trade secrets.
Scammers are targeting nurses by sending them official looking letters from nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) or other state/federal agencies. These scammers know the business of the NRBs and are connecting with the nurses using messaging like “Your license is suspended or will be revoked unless you connect back with us and transfer funds to fulfill the financial obligation related to this inquiry…”