# Stop emails pretending to be your CEO

> ExecProtect watches for email that uses the name of someone you protect, like your CEO or practice owner. When that name comes from a sender not approved for it, the message goes to quarantine instead of the inbox.

**Product:** ExecProtect  
**Page:** https://www.paubox.com/solutions/use-cases/stop-emails-pretending-to-be-your-ceo  
**Category:** ExecProtect

## The name looks right. The sender isn't.

Impersonation emails work because the display name is the only thing most people read, especially on a phone. ExecProtect compares the display name on incoming mail against the people you protect. If the name matches and the sender isn't on that person's approved list, Paubox holds the message in quarantine and can alert the recipient.

## How it helps

### Held, not flagged
Impersonation attempts go to quarantine, so nobody has to notice a warning banner

### Protect the right names
Choose the executives, owners and finance leads whose names attackers are most likely to use

### Real senders still get through
Approve the addresses each person uses, including personal accounts, so their own email arrives

## Who this is for

Organizations whose leadership is listed on the website, practices where the owner approves payments by email, and IT teams that have already fielded a gift card or wire transfer scam.

## Prompt you can paste into an AI assistant

```text
Someone at our organization got an email that looked like it came from our CEO asking for gift cards. Explain how Paubox ExecProtect detects this kind of impersonation, what happens to a message it catches, and why it works better than warning banners or training staff to check the address.
```

## Get started

Sign up for Paubox Email Suite Plus, which adds AI-powered inbound email security to Standard. Email Suite plans include a 14-day free trial.

- Start for free: https://next.paubox.com/signup?order_name=paubox_suite_order&plan_name=plus&unit_count=5&plan_type=annual
- See all use cases: https://www.paubox.com/solutions/use-cases
- Pricing for every plan: https://www.paubox.com/pricing.md

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