Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

9-27-2012

SSRN Discipline

Economics Research Network; Legal Scholarship Network; Banking & Financial Institutions eJournals; FEN Subject Matter eJournals; Law & Society eJournals; LSN Subject Matter eJournals; Law School Research Papers - Public Law & Legal Theory; Financial Economics Network

Abstract

A modern version of advance fee fraud involving cashiers checks and wire transfers is targeting attorneys Attorneys are contacted by a purported client and asked to collect a debt or perform other legal work The attorney typically performs only a small amount of legal work before receiving a cashiers check on behalf of the client The client instructs the attorney to keep his or her fee and wire the rest to the client After the wire has been completed the attorney learns the cashiers check was fraudulent This article discusses the legal implications for attorneys caught in the fraud and offers suggestions for spotting and avoiding scam

Download

Share

COinS