lawsuit scams
Joan Cestaro
Description
Collection
Title:
lawsuit scams
Creator:
Joan Cestaro
Date:
8/12/2014
Text:
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Within the last week, I have received 4 separate notices (via snail mail and
fax) from what appear to be attorney offices describing various lawsuits or
settlement notices of bankruptcy and other claims. I get these scams every
once in a while, but have really been inundated recently. Please be very
careful in responding to these. Just like the email scammers who set up
their emails to look exactly like the emails received from your banks or
other financial intuitions, they are GOOD. They have long number references
for court claim numbers and reference case number and judge names. Do not
be fooled into giving these scammers your business information. The
bankruptcy one looked pretty legit. I figured it was worth a 30 second
call. I asked for a patient name & they refused & then started into the
explanation. As I was listening, knowing very well at this point that it
was a scam, I have to admit at being a bit impressed by this guy's prowess
and poise. It takes intelligence to pull off these scams and they are truly
good! Owners and managers may want to put this on their agendas for the
next staff meeting. It appears to be the newest type of scamming and you
should make your employees aware of it. Don't forget to stress the
importance of proper email procedures while you're on the topic. Employees
checking personal accounts during breaks don't often realize that these
rules apply at that time, too, if using a company computer. Stay safe!
Joan K. Cestaro, C.P.
Operations Officer
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Within the last week, I have received 4 separate notices (via snail mail and
fax) from what appear to be attorney offices describing various lawsuits or
settlement notices of bankruptcy and other claims. I get these scams every
once in a while, but have really been inundated recently. Please be very
careful in responding to these. Just like the email scammers who set up
their emails to look exactly like the emails received from your banks or
other financial intuitions, they are GOOD. They have long number references
for court claim numbers and reference case number and judge names. Do not
be fooled into giving these scammers your business information. The
bankruptcy one looked pretty legit. I figured it was worth a 30 second
call. I asked for a patient name & they refused & then started into the
explanation. As I was listening, knowing very well at this point that it
was a scam, I have to admit at being a bit impressed by this guy's prowess
and poise. It takes intelligence to pull off these scams and they are truly
good! Owners and managers may want to put this on their agendas for the
next staff meeting. It appears to be the newest type of scamming and you
should make your employees aware of it. Don't forget to stress the
importance of proper email procedures while you're on the topic. Employees
checking personal accounts during breaks don't often realize that these
rules apply at that time, too, if using a company computer. Stay safe!
Joan K. Cestaro, C.P.
Operations Officer
***** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE *****
This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the
individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not
disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender
immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete
this e-mail from your system.
Citation
Joan Cestaro, “lawsuit scams,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/236655.
