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ABA Warning

Posted by David Hardy · 26 June 2010 11:11 AM

The ABA (of which I am a proud non-member) reminds us that a JD and partnership in a major firm give no protection against being fleeced by really dumb internet scams. The comments are interesting, too.

8 Comments | Leave a comment

Jim D. | June 26, 2010 11:40 AM | Reply

Is nothing sacred? Whatever has become of professional courtesy?

Critic | June 26, 2010 3:11 PM | Reply

I don't see how banks can afford to let this continue. In this case the bank could get the money back from the law firm, but what if the depositor of the $500k fake cashiers check sent the money to an accomplice instead of to the scammers, and then disappeared. Then the bank would be out the $500k for having accepted the fake check. It seems like verifying the authenticity of cashiers checks over $50k would be simple and routine.

Letalis Maximus, Esq. | June 26, 2010 5:07 PM | Reply

I'm not an ABA member, either. They can kiss my squirrel before they'll get any money out of me.

SPQR | June 26, 2010 5:36 PM | Reply

Pretty old news, but that's what I expect from the ABA and the FBI.

However, years ago, I spent some time working for a firm that handled call-in group legal questions. It astonished me how often attorneys in the firm could not spot scam setups in the questions they received.

Rich | June 27, 2010 7:42 AM | Reply

Gee, don't lawyer know everything?

Rich | June 27, 2010 7:43 AM | Reply

That's supposed to be lawyers and you would be surprised how many highly educated people get sucked in by these things.

Brian | June 28, 2010 9:27 AM | Reply

These scams only work on greedy people....

I'm normally in the "greed is good" camp, but when someone says "cash this $500k check, take $20k for your trouble and wire me the rest", an intelligent person puts his greed on hold and engages his brain.

Utah Man | June 29, 2010 12:09 AM | Reply

Also a proud non-member of the ABA. What a joke of an organization. Purporting to speak for all lawyers. Please. Bunch of gun-hating morons. Paying dues to ABA negates the effects of paying dues to NRA.

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