Spotting Fake Payment Requests
The scam that empties small-business bank accounts: a fake vendor or boss email asking you to pay or change bank details. Your team learns to verify before money moves.
Free lessons for you
Free tech and scam-safety lessons you can share with your whole team today
When you run a small business or a small team, you are the IT department, the trainer, and the person who gets the panicked message when something looks wrong. You do not have time to build a security course, and your people do not have time to sit through one. What they need is the plain version: how to use their work computer, handle email and files, and notice when a request is a scam before anyone clicks or pays.
Free, no login to start, plain English. Written and reviewed by the IT Lunchroom Editorial Team.
That is exactly what IT Lunchroom is. Every lesson is short, calm, and written in everyday language, so you can point your team to a page today and they can start right away with no login. The lessons that matter most for a small business are the ones about money, because a single fake invoice or a spoofed email asking you to change a vendor's bank details can cost real money. We walk your people through those exact moments so they slow down at the right time.
What you'll be able to do
- Spot a fake payment request or a changed vendor bank detail before any money moves
- Recognize phishing and pressure tactics in email, texts, and calls, and know the safe next step
- Handle everyday work tech with confidence: the work computer, email, and shared files
- Use strong passwords and a password manager so one leaked login does not open every account
- Know what to do in the first few minutes after something looks wrong, and who to tell
- Give your whole team the same simple habits without writing a policy or buying software
Where to start
Spotting Phishing and Scam Messages
Most attacks on a small team start with one convincing message. This teaches your people to notice the pressure and the mismatch, and to pause before they click.
Email Recipient and Attachment Checks
A quick habit of checking who an email is really from, and what is attached, stops a lot of trouble before it starts. Practical for anyone who lives in their inbox.
Passwords and Password Managers
On a small team, one reused password can unlock everything. This shows the easy path to strong, separate passwords without anyone having to memorize them.
Getting comfortable with a work computer
A calm starting point for newer or non-technical staff, so the basics of the work computer feel simple and safe from day one.
Incident Reporting and First Response
When something looks wrong, the worst move is silence. This gives your team a clear, blame-free first response and makes sure it reaches you fast.
Why it's free
IT Lunchroom is free, and the core lessons need no login, so you can share a link with your team and they can start reading in seconds. Everything is written in plain English by people who explain this for a living, with no jargon dumped on you and no scare tactics. We assume smart adults who are simply new to a topic, and we treat them that way. If you want to go further, there is an optional free workspace where you can assign lessons to your team and see who has finished, but you are never required to sign up to use the lessons. No catch, no sales pressure.
Common questions
Do my team members need to create an account to use the lessons?
No. The core lessons are free and open, so you can send your team a link and they can start reading and practicing right away with no login. If you later want to assign lessons and track who has completed them, you can create a free workspace, but that is optional and up to you.
How long do the lessons take, and will my staff actually finish them?
Each lesson is short and focused on one everyday situation, so most take just a few minutes. They are written to be calm and practical rather than technical, which is why people finish them. You can point staff to a single lesson, like the one on fake vendor payment requests, instead of asking them to sit through a long course.
We are not technical and do not have an IT person. Is this still right for us?
Yes, that is exactly who this is for. Every lesson explains any term the first time it comes up and sticks to real, everyday examples. You do not need to install anything or understand security to benefit. Start with the everyday-basics lessons to build confidence, then add the money-safety lessons like phishing and vendor fraud.