Legal professionals put on alert after latest scam attempt
By Emma Ryan|08 February 2021
Legal professionals are being warned to be vigilant with cyber criminals targeting law firms as part of the latest beneficiary scam.
The new call comes after reports that Western Australian Attorney-General John Quigley’s identity was stolen by scammers and used in multiple emails purporting to be him. The emails claimed the A-G to be representing a deceased person who left US$4.3 million in a bank account and no will. The email phished for personal information from the recipients.
The scammers also used Mr Quigley’s name and image to launch a fake website purporting to be a law firm, dubbed JR Quigley LEGAL, containing Mr Quigley’s address of ministerial offices at Dumas House in West Perth.