Topic
Scams
182 published works
Law Practice Tips
Bad Check Scams Expanding and “Improving”
By Jim Calloway
Let me start by saying that whatever you think you know about cashier’s checks and certified checks being secure simply doesn’t apply any more. Some forged bank checks are so…
DuetsBlog
iPad, the Latest Brand Bait?
By Steve Baird®
Putting aside, for now, the unsettled question of who currently owns the iPad trademark, and Dan's perspective on Apple's trademark clearance strategies, from last week, look at what our finely-tuned e-mail spam filter just snagged: It is…
China Law Blog
How Not to Get China Scammed
By Dan Harris
AziaBizbBlog has a post on emails (usually allegedly from China) that seek to scam attorneys. The post is entitled, How Not to Get Scammed by a Scam Email, [link no…
Legal Profession Blog
I Have Won The El Gordo Lottery Sweepstake
Posted by Alan ChildressSuch a good day for me. First, my habitual wearing of baggy and underwear-revealing pant ensembles is held to be constitutionally protected. The fashion trend is, of…
The Retirement Plan Blog
Scamming the seniors
By Jerry Kalish
Back in the day, I used to see Three-card Monte played on the Chicago "L". For the benefit of the uninitiated, Three-card Monte, also called Three-card shuffle, Follow the lady,…
The Right Coast
Annoying WebLoyalty scam Tom Smith
I noticed a $7 charge on a MasterCard I never use because I hate Bank of America so much (another story). It turns out I am another victim of the…
Elder Law Prof Blog
WI AG takes on Medicare Part D scams
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
WorldBlogCenter scam
Stumbled into a press release yesterday about bloggers buying space in something called the virtual WorldBlog Center. The half backed idea was that you would pay so many dollars per…
Elder Law Prof Blog
CMS: Beware of Part D phone scams
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) warns seniors and people with disabilities to be aware of a scheme that asks Medicare beneficiaries for money and checking account information…
Tom Mighell
Using Google for Evil
By Tom Mighell
There's a new phishing scam making the rounds, and it involves Google. Apparently, the scammers use Google to re-route an e-mail, and dupes users into creating Yahoo! e-mail accounts for the spammers…