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Aug 24, 2023 · A fake law firm in Canada is sending letters to U.S. consumers pitching a scam on how to make money off of another person's life insurance policy.
- Gary Guthrie
- Email Spoofing. Email spoofing is a deceptive technique cybercriminals use to manipulate an email’s display name and address, making it appear that the message is from a trusted source.
- CEO Fraud. CEO fraud, also known as “business email compromise” or BEC, targets professionals who handle financial transactions within an organization.
- Phishing Links and Malicious Attachments. Phishing links and malicious attachments are among the most prevalent methods cybercriminals employ to infiltrate systems and compromise sensitive data.
- Smishing. Smishing, a portmanteau of SMS (Short Message Service) and phishing, targets individuals through text messages. Cybercriminals leverage the immediacy and trust associated with text messaging to trick recipients into divulging personal information or downloading malicious content.
Mar 23, 2023 · The “Andrew Law Firm Legal Notice and Arrest Warrant” email scam involves scammers sending out fake emails that appear to be from a legitimate law firm, claiming that the recipient has an outstanding debt and threatening legal action if the debt is not settled immediately.
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The Alberta Lawyers Insurance Association (ALIA) has learned of a scam that involves what looks like legitimate emails with a Dropbox attachment or link. Appearing to be sent from a known contact, this phishing scam email works in several ways by exploiting the popularity of the file sharing service. For more information, please visit the ALIA webs...
The Law Society was informed about a recent fraud attempt on one of our Saskatchewan law firms that is considered unique (i.e., not the typical fraudulent cheque scam) and potentially disastrous in terms of the magnitude of monies that could have been lost. In this case, there was both a legitimate client and valid real estate transaction. The clie...
It has been reported that a number of members have been contacted by someone wishing to retain their services for the enforcement of spousal and child support payments. The details regarding this contract (subject to change, of course) are as follows: Names: Martha Herrera/Martha Bildy, Nicholas Bildy Email address: marvelcrush@outlook.com Total am...
Two fraud alerts have recently come to SLIA’s attention. The AvoidAClaim blog, created by LawPRO, offers daily insights on claims prevention and practice management, and warning about current frauds targeting lawyers. SLIA recommends members read a recent post, Recognizing the red flags of real estate scams involving corporate identity theft. Pleas...
The Law Society has been advised that two law firms have received Phishing emails containing an attachment. Please be very careful about opening emails with attachments. Extra caution is required in cases where the subject line is suspicious, the email is unexpected and unrelated to a known matter or there are spelling errors in the subject line or...
Further to the fraud alert posted on May 1, 2017, a number of firms advised that they have been contacted by someone using this scam; however, there is a new development. It appears the scammer is now using a similar domain used by the law firm; for instance, if a law firm uses the email address member@lawfirm.com, the scammer will use a similar em...
We are circulating an article about a fraud perpetrated on a lawyer in Ontario who hired an individual pretending to be a lawyer. It illustrates the importance of checking the credentials of a student at law or lawyer to ensure that they have active status with the Law Society when hiring. He turned his fake degree into a weapon’: Man posing as a l...
We were recently advised by a member about a new scam that is being circulated. This one is significantly different from previous scams, in that the email is addressed to a real person on your staff (i.e., office accountant), using your name as the sender, but with a different email address. The email asks your office staff to “process a payment” t...
A scammer recently attempted to have a member receive a fraudulent cheque into trust and pay out the proceeds before the cheque could be verified as fraudulent. Details…
A Saskatchewan law firm was recently contacted via email by someone from the Netherlands in search of a lawyer to assist in the drafting of a purchase and sale agreement with a buyer residing in the local area. To protect yourself from being a victim of such scams, please review the notice and emails.
Email wire fraud scam affecting lawyers and law firms. Lawyers who wire money to or on behalf of clients should be aware of a fraud scheme that could potentially cost the lawyer and/or client hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Mar 2, 2023 · As much as people might think it could never happen to them, anyone can become a victim of fraud. All it takes is a fraudster targeting the right person, at the right time, with the right scam.
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Jan 9, 2024 · Suspicious email addresses: Legitimate lawyers typically use professional email addresses associated with their law firms. If the email address seems suspicious or unrelated to a law firm, it may be a scam. Requests for personal information: Genuine lawyers will not ask for sensitive personal information via email.
