York Police Department investigating email phishing scam toward local business

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The York Police Department is investigating an email phishing scam.

On Monday, the police department received a report of an email-phishing type scam that had victimized a local business.

According to the police department, scammers were able to gain access to business accounts.

Through these accounts, the scammers facilitated fraudulent orders of prescription medications to the business.

According to police, the suppliers were able to stop a large portion of the delivery of the meds from ever taking place.

York Police said they are continuing to work with law enforcement partners to investigate this event.

“The York Police Department strongly encourages everyone to be vigilant in monitoring online accounts to prevent criminals from gaining access to data which may compromise your identity or sensitive information,” the police department said in a press release.

According to police, these types of crimes are facilitated across multiple jurisdictions.

Police also released a list of guidelines to follow to help protect yourself and others against these types of crimes:

• Do not click on any suspicious links or download suspicious or unexpected attachments
• Do not reply to suspicious emails
• Verify the source of the sender’s email, looking for misspelled words or other oddities
• Before clicking any link, hover your mouse over the link to see the actual website the link is directing you to
• Be suspicious of any emails that pressure you to act immediately
• Never give out personal or financial information in response to an unsolicited request
• Use strong passwords
• Enable multi-factor authentication on all eligible accounts
• Ensure your operating system, browser and antivirus software are always up to date with the latest patches and security updates

If you suspect a phishing attempt, police say to:

• Use your email provider’s reporting feature, or forward the email to your IT department or the appropriate security contact within your business or email provider
• Block the sender to prevent further contact

If you are the victim of a scam, report it immediately to your local law enforcement agency, email service provider, and any associated institutions to which information from your email may have been compromised.