Even lawyers fall for scams

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by kddani

I get at least 3 of the emails a week!

what was your reaction to the very first one? i'm thinking that two things would make me suspicious:
1) the fact that they're out of the country
2) no explanation as to why they didn't use the lawyer(s) that helped negotiate their divorce in the first place.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by dreamseeker

what was your reaction to the very first one? i'm thinking that two things would make me suspicious:
1) the fact that they're out of the country
2) no explanation as to why they didn't use the lawyer(s) that helped negotiate their divorce in the first place.

Actually, one of the first things that rings odd to me is the lack of specificity in phrases like "in your jurisdiction." Real people don't talk that way. A real person would say "who resides in Toronto."