Topic
Email Scams
35 published works
Investigation Counsel
Company Sues After Alleged Email Fraud Redirects $203K Wire Transfer
A Quebec packaging manufacturer has filed a lawsuit in Manitoba alleging that fraudsters intercepted email communications and impersonated an insurance broker to redirect a $203,664.31 wire transfer to a Manitoba…
WisBar News
Scam Alert: Fraudulent Phishing Emails Purport to Come from Bar Leaders
June 25, 2025 – Multiple state bars have reported a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails that appear to come from bar leadership or staff. The scam email is designed to…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Lawsuit accuses US law firm of wiring over a million dollars to scammers in email hack
The lawyer allegedly transferred money to a non-existent company without verifying the information
Divorce: New York
Email Scammers Are Getting More Clever — Let’s Be Careful Out There!
By Neil Cahn
A foreign citizen wants to enter a contract to sell some goods. They would like to retain you to complete the transaction and collect the monies to be paid by…
Virginia HOA and Business Law Blog
Email scams (continued)
By John Tarley
We have previously written a blog piece warning of increased email scam activity and sophistication. Expect more. Another victim of these email scams has come to light, and this victim was a lawyer. An article…
Inside Cybersecurity & Privacy Law
Hong Kong Ruling Favoured Email Fraud Victim Over Third Party Recipients Who Used Underground Banking
By Vincent Law, Raymond Chan, Liang Pu, Julian Tam
In typical email fraud cases, victims can rarely trace their funds to ‘first layer’ bank account(s) where they were initially persuaded by fraudsters to transfer their money. Usually, by the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on When Email Fraud Meets Vesting Orders
Lusina Ho and Alex C.H. Yeung recently published an article entitled, When Email Fraud Meets Vesting Orders, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law ejournal (2020). Provided below is the abstract to the…
Incontestable Blog
“YOUR BRAND IS IN DANGER!”: Responding to Domain Name Email Scams
Email scams have circulated almost as long as email has been publicly available. A common one faced by brand owners involve a company, typically located in China, trying to convince…
LawSites
Law Firm Snared in $312K Email Scam Loses Lawsuit to Recover from Bank
By Bob Ambrogi
It is one of the most-common email scams targeting law firms. An email arrives from an overseas company asking to hire you for a quick-and-easy matter, often collection of a…
Future Lawyer
FBI Warns Of Email Scams During CoronaVirus Scare
By rickgeorges
Office 365 And GSuite Scams. Criminals and scammers never take a holiday. They also are not shy about using technology to steal, even during a global pandemic. Punishing scammers will…