Topic
Scams
182 published works
China Law Blog
Ancient Chinese Business Scam with a Hollywood Twist, Part 2
By Dan Harris
About a year ago, in Ancient China Business Scam With A Hollywood Twist, we wrote of how we were hearing about film and media companies getting hit with an old-fashioned scam…
florida ROC
Alert: Small Business Scam Targets ROCs
By Scott Gordon
I just finished speaking with the manager of one of the resident owned communities in our area. An email was received at the community's email address, allegedly from the Federal…
Law Practice Tips
I’ve been robbed while out of the country – Please Send Money!
By Jim Calloway
Well, actually, I'm not out of the country, I have not been robbed and I am still in possession of my passport. No hotel manager is breathing down my neck…
China Law Blog
Ancient China Business Scam with a Hollywood Twist
By Dan Harris
Chinese company emails US company about buying a few million dollars of the US company's product. The terms of the deal are quickly worked out and the Chinese company suggests…
Legal Profession Blog
New Internet Scam – Fake Amazon Shipping Notice
I provide this as a public service.I just got an e-mail that looked just like the usual notice from Amazon that an item has shipped. The shipping address was not…
Legal Profession Blog
Bank Not Liable When Law Firm Scammed
A law firm that was scammed by a Hong Kong company that had e-mailed the firm purportedly to seek representation sued two banks when they lost nearly $200,000. The scam…
China Law Blog
You Have Registered your IP (or your WFOE) in China, Now Pay Up
By Dan Harris
We should have written this years ago, but since it has never presented a problem for my firm's clients, it just never rose to a level that it occurred to…
China Law Blog
China Scam Week
By Dan Harris
Though my law firm constantly gets calls from companies scammed in their China dealings, it is rare that I learn of three scams in one week (and it is only…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Attempted Scams Continue to Fill Lawyers’ In-Boxes
As the ABA Journal reports of new scams hitting Texas law firms, I continue to receive emails that look like scams. Without exception, the scam emails are generic, like this email received today: Dear…
Family Law Prof Blog
Wedding Bell Blues
By Family Law
Some may say that wedding prices are a scam, but now anundeniable wedding scam has emerged. From the Boston.com:Boston policy said today they fearedthousands of people will descend on the…