Scammers pretending to be from Dell stole $610,000 from Fairfax County

...The Virginia case unfolded between August and September of last year, according to court papers. The government ultimately sent $1.3 million to Muli that was supposed to go to Dell for a public school program, according to prosecutors. It took several emails back and forth between Dell and the government to make clear the money was not going to its account...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/scammers-pretending-to-be-from-dell-stole-610000-from-virginia-locality/2019/06/17/53e632f2-911a-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.bd950939ac70