Some WV State Bar Members who are not a part of the WV Lawyer Referral Service have received fraudulent emails asking if their firm handles “Litigation Cases”. The email comes from an out of country email address. If you have received emails like this please do not respond to them. If you are a part […]
HOW TO SPOT A PHISHING EMAIL
Attorneys continue to be an attractive target for hackers due to the large amount of personal information they retain related to their clients. Increasingly more sophisticated phishing emails are one of the most common techniques hackers will use to access this information. 30% of phishing emails are opened, and 91% of hacking attacks begin with a […]
Phishing Emails Impersonating State Bar Staff
Throughout January 2019 there have been reports from members receiving emails from fraudulent email accounts attempting to impersonate a State Bar staff member. If you receive one of these emails please mark it as spam and delete the message. The State Bar does not email invoices to members unless the member completes a form requesting […]
NEW EMAIL SCAM REPORTED:
Multiple West Virginia Law Firms have reported scams involving “prospective clients” that use doctored information related to sexual harassment settlements. The prospective client provides very convincing evidence and a fake cahiers check to the attorney that is then rejected by your bank after processing. The basic premise is that the individual was an employee of […]
Fastcase – Email Phishing Scam via Phil Rosenthal’s Account
If you received a phishing email on 2/1/2019 from Phil Rosenthal due to his Fastcase email account being compromised. The subject line is “RIVIEW DOCUMENT.” For your own security, please do not open nor click the attachment. Please delete the email immediately, if you haven’t already. The Fastcase team has taken immediate steps to further […]
