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Nigerians scam 80 law firms out of $31 million total
Well I guess they hardly need our warning. At least, most of them.
Well I guess they hardly need our warning. At least, most of them.
I'm far from being a lawyer basher (quite the contrary, actually), but I seriously find it hard to believe that attorneys fell for this. I mean, the con artists in my neighborhood in Brooklyn when I was a kid had better scams than this one.
Frankly, if I were running the law firm, I think I would have just eaten the loss rather than draw attention to the firm. It's pretty embarrassing.
-Rich
A big bank versus a law firm. Which one should I root for?
Well, not so easy.
May be that they were insured against the loss, and this suit is being brought as a subrogation action by the carrier.
I'm guessing you would root for the law firm if they represented you and the bank if you thought your balance was at risk.
May be that they were insured against the loss, and this suit is being brought as a subrogation action by the carrier.
Well, not so easy.
May be that they were insured against the loss, and this suit is being brought as a subrogation action by the carrier.
We never disburse trust funds until actual collection of funds has been verified
A big bank versus a law firm. Which one should I root for?
Yep. Everyone hates lawyers -- until they need one.
-Rich
How do you know when the collection has been verified? The people (tellers) I've spoken to say they cannot tell the collection has been verified, but can only tell find out it's bad when check is returned.
I also recently heard of one where a wire transfer was reversed because it had not been properly authorized on the sending end.
I once had a check returned by the bank six months after I had been paid. My vociferous objection resulted in the bank eating the amount.
Even then, people still hate lawyers. Don't forget that a lot of times someone needs a lawyer is because of other lawyers.
Sometimes, but not generally. Most people who get sued did something actionable. Although completely frivolous (and even fraudulent) cases are filed with regularity, I think they're a tiny fraction of the whole.
Are you trying to claim that most of the people who get sued are "guilty"? Isn't that a bit presumptuous?