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Changed banking details
A familiar supplier asks finance to use a new account before the next payment.
Free team rehearsal guide · 13 pages
The Fake Request Playbook.
Seven believable scams your team should rehearse before they are real-plus the decision rules, scorecard and 30-day plan that turn awareness into action.
No email required. No countdown. Useful first, sales second.
Inside the playbook
Ordinary-looking requests. Expensive consequences.
Each scenario is designed for a short team huddle: read the request, decide what you would do, name the verification step and agree on the reporting path.
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The boss-voice call
A believable executive voice creates urgency, secrecy and a request to move money.
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The fake sign-in page
A normal-looking document notification sends the user to a convincing login screen.
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The QR trap
A poster, invoice or parcel notice moves the attack from a work device to a phone.
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The shared-document ambush
A trusted collaboration workflow is used to deliver a malicious request.
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The rogue USB
A useful-looking device appears where a curious employee is likely to find it.
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The payroll change
A convincing profile or direct-deposit update targets HR and payroll.
How to use it
Do not just forward the PDF.
Put one scenario on screen, give the team five minutes, then make the response concrete.
Stop
Pause the transaction, sign-in or device action before urgency makes the decision.
Verify
Use a trusted channel or known contact-not the phone number or link inside the request.
Report
Make the internal reporting path easy enough that an employee will use it immediately.
Keep these beside the desk
Two smaller tools for the moments that matter.
The playbook starts the conversation. These printable cards turn two high-pressure situations into repeatable procedures.
Payment Change Verification Card
A one-page callback protocol for finance, administration and anyone who changes vendor banking details.
Download printable PDFThe First Hour Cyber Incident Card
A calm first-hour sequence plus a fill-in contact sheet for leadership, insurance, IT and legal contacts.
Download printable PDFReading creates awareness. Rehearsal creates a response.
The Cyber Fire Drill puts your real team through a safe, believable attack scenario, coaches the decisions and gives leadership a scored 30-day plan.