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State Bar warns of scam

08/28 Attorneys Encouraged to Beware of Scam "An international scam apparently based in Asia is targeting Nevada attorneys and the money in their trust accounts. The scammers, posing as legitimate corporations, pretend to hire attorneys to collect supposed debts in the U.S. and then forward the money to an Asian country. However, the client and debtor are phony, as is the check which the debtor sends to the attorney. The attorney is then asked to deposit the check into his or her trust account, deduct any legal fees, and then immediately forward the balance to a bank in Asia. The money is withdrawn from the Asian bank before the phony check bounces. The "client" then vanishes with funds that actually belong to the attorney's other clients - held in his or her trust account...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on August 28, 2008 (boomark / email).