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Law 2.0 Conference Reviews Scams Targeting Attorneys

Technology implementation has improved the efficiency and transparency of the legal sector. It has given enough space to the attorneys to focus on more relevant things than doing everyday mundane activities. Although law firms have experienced the positive effects of technology, many lawyers at the Law 2.0 Conference shared how they have been tricked into fraudulent activities by sophisticated scammers.

Yes, these scammers have devised unlawful ways to invade the legal sector and mislead attorneys. Let's discuss the common tactics of scammers by which they trick law professionals to save attorneys from facing such situations in 2023.

Fake Clients

With lawyers taking appointments online, scammers try to reach them through email. This email will look like a legitimate message with a known sender's name and a case, revealed by various lawyers at law firm conferences. These fraud victims will portray to be from an abroad country and would prefer emails or messages over calls.

Their whole case is a scam as they only care about sending a fake high-amount check to the attorney and getting their balances even before the check clears by creating an emergency. The attorney pays the money and then never gets his funds from this counterfeit client. The information shared by the client is nothing but fake, shared by many lawyers at the Law 2.0 Conference.

Sending Malicious Software

Another strategy adopted by scammers is sending ransomware online that, once downloaded, locks the attorneys' files. In order to unlock the files, they ask for huge payments from them.

Lawyers can't risk its leakage because the data is highly sensitive and private. So, to get the files back, the attorneys often pay the ransom and get the unlock code with the trust that the fraudster won't do it again. The second way, as highlighted by many LegalTech companies at various attorney conferences like Law 2.0 Conference, is to avoid opening phishing emails or using robust antivirus software to prevent such activities.

Spoofing Of A Legitimate Email Address

To get money from the lawyers' clients, scammers spoof the email address of well-known lawyers. Then they send a fake email with the spoof email asking for some pending payments. Clients believing it to be from a legitimate person, pay the money received by the fraudster. In the long run, it impacts the profile of the genuine lawyer who wasn't even aware of this fraud. Not just this, some scammers even send fake emails to the lawyers at the state bar's association. Nobody ignores or even questions mail from such a reputational authority.

So, when it asks for an amount such as bar fees, many legal firms fall for the trap and pay the sender. When a few of the attorneys reported such unreasonable requests from the bar association, the scam was recognized as the association didn't send it to anyone. It's better to confirm the sender's address before making quick payments to anyone online, suggests lawyers at the attorney conference in the USA and Dubai.

To identify, avoid and learn more about the tricks scammers adopt to conduct scams and fraud, attend the 2023’s attorney conferences like Law 2.0 Conference. Join the legal experts as they talk more about the future of the legal sector while addressing current legal events.

Sai Narula

A part of the Law 2.0 Conference team, Sai is responsible for the smooth registration of the attendees. The upcoming edition of the Law 2.0 Conference will address some serious issues, including the fraud and scam practices perpetrated by spammers. The lineup of experienced legal professionals will flash the spotlight on the ever-evolving legal landscape.