Official notices about purchase-order impersonation. Read the source, check its date and verify your order independently.
These organisations may be victims of impersonation. Their inclusion is not an allegation against them. 16 organisation entries are source notices, not incident counts.
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Higher educationOfficial warning
University of York
york.ac.uk
York warns suppliers about false equipment orders, lookalike email addresses and redirected deliveries. Its notice gives a procurement contact for independently checking a request.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationOfficial warning
University of Sheffield
sheffield.ac.uk
Sheffield’s supplier page warns about impersonation orders for IT equipment and chemicals. It publishes a central telephone number to reach the relevant ordering department independently.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationOfficial warning
University of Bradford
bradford.ac.uk
Bradford warns about forged university purchase orders and attempts to intercept or redirect deliveries. Its notice identifies bradford.ac.uk as its legitimate email domain.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationHistorical warning
University of Bath
bath.ac.uk
Bath warns about forged purchase orders and credit-reference sheets. The notice provides a procurement verification email. First published in 2019 and updated in December 2024; current incident activity is unconfirmed.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
14 Jan 2019
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Publisher updated: 2024-12-09
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
EngineeringOfficial warning
GHD
ghd.com · ghdwoodhead.com
GHD warns suppliers about purchase orders falsely issued in its name, including high-value goods sent to unrelated locations. Its notice identifies ghd.com and ghdwoodhead.com as legitimate domains.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
EngineeringOfficial warning
Stantec
stantec.com
Stantec warns UK suppliers about false purchase orders, fake credit references and deliveries to unrelated addresses. Its notice identifies stantec.com as its email domain and provides a procurement contact to verify unfamiliar requests.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Public sectorOfficial warning
Met Office
metoffice.gov.uk
The Met Office describes fake quotation requests and purchase orders targeting equipment suppliers. It advises suppliers to confirm suspicious orders with its Commercial and Procurement Team using contact details obtained independently.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationSector guidance
University of Bristol
bristol.ac.uk
Bristol’s procurement page publishes a supplier fraud alert and links to UK Universities Procurement Consortia guidance. It provides a procurement contact for checking doubtful requests. This is sector guidance, not a count of Bristol incidents.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationOfficial warning
University of Plymouth
plymouth.ac.uk
Plymouth warns about false quotations and purchase orders that appear to come from its procurement team. Its notice states that legitimate University email addresses end in plymouth.ac.uk.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
ConstructionHistorical warning
Lendlease
lendlease.com
In a notice dated 2 August 2019, Lendlease describes fake purchase orders using its identity, altered sender domains and unrelated delivery locations. This is a historical warning, not evidence of a current incident.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
2 Aug 2019
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
TechnologyOfficial warning
CGI
cgi.com · cgifederal.com
CGI warns about people impersonating its staff to obtain goods and redirect deliveries. Its notice lists cgi.com and, for its US federal business, cgifederal.com as email domains.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationOfficial warning
University of Reading
reading.ac.uk
Reading warns suppliers about forged quotations and orders, lookalike email domains and delivery redirection. Its procurement team provides an independent route to check a doubtful request.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationOfficial warning
University of Kent
kent.ac.uk
Kent publishes guidance about fraudulent equipment orders and redirected deliveries, with a procurement contact for checking requests. Its supplier page separately describes the August 2026 change to London and South East University Group.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationOfficial warning
King's College London
kcl.ac.uk
King’s warns about false staff identities, forged purchase orders and delivery changes. It identifies kcl.ac.uk as its email domain and directs suppliers to its procurement team or switchboard.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
Higher educationOfficial warning
University of Nottingham
nottingham.ac.uk
Nottingham publishes supplier advice about university impersonation, extended payment terms and redirected deliveries. This sector warning supplies a procurement contact; it is not an incident count.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
ConstructionOfficial warning
Galliford Try
gallifordtry.co.uk
Galliford Try’s contact page warns suppliers and manufacturers about fraudulent orders using copied letterheads, real directors’ names and genuine filed accounts. It asks suppliers to verify requests using contact details from its own website.
Source reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Current activity: unconfirmed. A warning concerns impersonation of this organisation, not its reputation.
Source dates & verification details
Published
Not dated by publisher
Source checked
11 Sept 2026
Source checked is our review date, not an incident date. Confirm the specific order through an independently obtained company contact.
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