The UCLA Information Security Office is aware of UCLA staff being targeted by messages from cyber criminals attempting to commit payroll fraud. Be wary of cyber criminals who may try to trick you by sending phishing emails or posing as HR and Payroll staff, asking you to change your bank account information.
Fraudulent emails usually ask for a change in banking information and may seem to come from the employee's genuine sender name and email signature. The scammers have enough knowledge about the authentic employee to impersonate them effectively on phone calls.