Having never seen one before, and thinking readers have not as well, I was delighted when a fellow attorney showed me a counterfeit check used in an attempt to deceive a law firm in an attorney e-mail scam. Gracious thanks to Utah attorney Randy Birch -- who was not deceived. The Secret Service informed him that it was indeed counterfeit, but looked very much like the real thing.
Aside from the detail, attorneys will note that the check is made out to the law firm's IOLTA account. This should give warning that the people on the other side of the scam are quite knowledgeable about our business. Beware!
