Bank-details checker
"Our bank details have changed" is the most common invoice fraud. Paste the payment details from an invoice you trust and from the new one, and see whether anything that matters changed. It runs in your browser.
How it compares
Spacing, capitals, line order and the dashes inside account numbers are ignored, so a supplier who simply retyped their details passes. A single changed digit, a new account, IBAN or SWIFT code, or a different beneficiary name is flagged. It's the same rule our own invoice checks use.
If the details changed
- Don't use the phone number or email on the new invoice. Call the supplier on a number you already had.
- Be most suspicious when the change comes with urgency, a new country, or a request to keep it quiet.
- A real change of bank is rare. A supplier who has really changed banks will expect the call.
What a check like this can't catch
If the first invoice you ever received was already forged, comparing against it proves nothing. Confirm a new supplier's details by phone once, then compare every later invoice against them.
Want payment checks built into your company's invoicing?
Everything here is free to use and do yourself. If you'd rather have it designed and built for your company, in accounts you own, that is what makeprivacy.com does.