Comments on: NY Accident Lawyer Warns Other NY Injury Attorneys About Internet Scam Targeting Injury Law Firms http://www.zifflaw.com/NYInjuryLawBlog/ny-accident-lawyer-warns-other-ny-injury-attorneys-about-internet-scam-targeting-injury-law-firms Legal Answers from Lawyers Who Know New York & Pennsylvania Law Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 5 Important Signs That a Debt Collector Has Gone Too Far | NY Malpractice Attorney | New York Lawyer http://www.zifflaw.com/NYInjuryLawBlog/ny-accident-lawyer-warns-other-ny-injury-attorneys-about-internet-scam-targeting-injury-law-firms/comment-page-1#comment-64178 5 Important Signs That a Debt Collector Has Gone Too Far | NY Malpractice Attorney | New York Lawyer Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:21:30 +0000 http://www.zifflaw.com/NYInjuryLawBlog/?p=2641#comment-64178 [...] wanted to share Sergei’s post on the NY Injury Law Blog as well, because although it may seem to be off-topic, dealing with medical debt is a serious [...] [...] wanted to share Sergei’s post on the NY Injury Law Blog as well, because although it may seem to be off-topic, dealing with medical debt is a serious [...]

]]> By: Jim Reed http://www.zifflaw.com/NYInjuryLawBlog/ny-accident-lawyer-warns-other-ny-injury-attorneys-about-internet-scam-targeting-injury-law-firms/comment-page-1#comment-56667 Jim Reed Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:41:57 +0000 http://www.zifflaw.com/NYInjuryLawBlog/?p=2641#comment-56667 I know, isn't it amazing how legitimate the documents are that these crooks are using as part of these scams? The days of the obvious "Nigerian widow" scams are over and I fear we are going to be seeing much more sophisticated and convincing scams in the future. Danger Will Robinson, Danger! Seriously, my advice to my firm and to everyone else is: BE SUPER CAREFUL! Jim I know, isn’t it amazing how legitimate the documents are that these crooks are using as part of these scams? The days of the obvious “Nigerian widow” scams are over and I fear we are going to be seeing much more sophisticated and convincing scams in the future. Danger Will Robinson, Danger! Seriously, my advice to my firm and to everyone else is: BE SUPER CAREFUL!

Jim

]]> By: Megan http://www.zifflaw.com/NYInjuryLawBlog/ny-accident-lawyer-warns-other-ny-injury-attorneys-about-internet-scam-targeting-injury-law-firms/comment-page-1#comment-56087 Megan Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:19:28 +0000 http://www.zifflaw.com/NYInjuryLawBlog/?p=2641#comment-56087 This is really interesting. I'm a law student in SC, the divorce firm I'm working for has had the same sort of scam. (The attorney and I both received the same email, but mine went to my school email account and asked for help from an attorney so I pegged it for a scam pretty quickly. The attorney let it all play out; we were emailed a divorce settlement agreement that looked pretty thorough, although not what we're used to seeing. It was also signed and notarized. We then received a check that was fake.) This is really interesting. I’m a law student in SC, the divorce firm I’m working for has had the same sort of scam.

(The attorney and I both received the same email, but mine went to my school email account and asked for help from an attorney so I pegged it for a scam pretty quickly. The attorney let it all play out; we were emailed a divorce settlement agreement that looked pretty thorough, although not what we’re used to seeing. It was also signed and notarized. We then received a check that was fake.)

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