Fake payment instruction: Association and foundation, Germany
The club ordered jerseys and paid the invoice in advance.
- Incident · date unknown · Saxony, Germany
- Evidence: one media report
- Fake payment instruction
As of
What happened
The invoice had been intercepted in transit and the bank details changed; the goods never arrived. The club’s financial loss liability insurance covered the loss.
- Affected
- Company (anonymous)
- Industry
- Association and foundation
- Loss
- EUR 2'848
- Business interruption
- unknown
- Ransom demanded / paid
- unknown / unknown
- Data affected
- unknown
- Bankruptcy
- no
- Entry point
- Intercepted invoice for a jersey order with manipulated bank details
What would cyber insurance have paid?
That depends on the terms. Whether those affected were insured: yes, according to the source.
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CEO fraud, diverted payment, fake invoice
Mostly add-on 5 of 9 business products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
Overview based on public policy terms, as of 06.11.2026. Only your policy and its general terms and conditions (GTC) are binding. No confirmation of cover.
What we can learn
Clubs should also check new or changed bank details by telephone with the supplier.
Sources
- Praxisfälle Vereinsversicherung: Betrug und Cyberkriminalität (opens in a new window) ARAG
«Die Rechnung war abgefangen und die Bankverbindung manipuliert worden.»