Cyber Crime Alert Targeting Solicitor Clients

The Law Society of New South Wales has today warned solicitors and their clients about the threat of cyber crime targeting clients of law practices. The scam essentially involves clients receiving a mix of emails and/or invoices from persons purporting to be from the law firm seeking that funds be placed into the trust account where the bank account details had been tampered with. If you receive such an email, please ensure you contact the principal of the firm and confirm that the email was legitimately sent and if so that the bank account details are correct.