For the Record Poll Nov./Dec. 2021: Lawyer-Targeted Financial Scams

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In this month's poll for For the Record, the monthly publication of the SDCBA New Lawyer Division, we are polling our members on their experience with lawyer-targeted scams to generate future reporting on this concerning and important issue.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SURVEY: "SCAM" means a solicitation directed to you in your capacity as an attorney or law student intern (e.g., through your work email) that constitutes an attempt to trick you into giving money for gift cards, bogus law-related services, an ostensible prospective client, etc. A "SCAM" does not include mere spam, i.e. unsolicited automated emails selling legitimate services. A "SCAM" does not include solicitations that you have received irrespective of your role as an attorney or law student intern.

Be sure to check out the full November 2021 For the Record edition at https://www.sdcba.org/?pg=FTR-November-2021

Name (optional, if you are open to being cited in For the Record's reporting)

Select your sector of employment (or internship for students):

Private firm

Solo practitioner

Corporate/in-house counsel

Government (district attorney, city attorney, public defender, etc.)

Public interest (San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Legal Aid, other legal nonprofit)

Judiciary

Clear selection

State your gender:

Male

Female

Other/prefer not to state

Clear selection

How many years have you been in practice?

Law student or post-graduate

0-2 years

2-5 years

5+ years

Clear selection

Have you ever been the target of a lawyer or law student-targeted financial scam?

Yes

Clear selection

How many times in the past year have you personally been targeted by a lawyer-targeted scam?

None

2-3

4+/too many to count

Clear selection

How regularly are you targeted by lawyer-targeted scams?

Never or rarely

A few times a year

Once a month

More than once a month

Clear selection

Since Covid-19, the frequency of lawyer-targeted scams has

Increased

Decreased

Stayed the same

Don't know/too new to the profession

Clear selection

Have you ever, at least initially, fallen for any scam?

Yes

Clear selection

Have you ever lost money due to a scam (even if you were able to reclaim it later)?

Yes

Clear selection

If you have lost money due to a scam, what type of scam was it, and how much money did you lose?

Have you ever been the target of a scam affecting multiple employees at your workplace?

Yes

Clear selection

Have you ever been impersonated through a scam?

Yes

Clear selection

Select all types scams that you have personally been the target of:

Scammer impersonating a law colleague, boss, opposing counsel, judge, or someone in the legal community

Scammer impersonating potential client

Scammer impersonating current client

Scammer offering fake/false legal services

Other:

Do you think you may have possibly turned away a legitimate client because you were worried it was a scam?

Yes

Unsure

Clear selection

Describe your experience with lawyer-targeted scams, including the type of scam and when/how you found out it was a scam.

What makes a scam potentially convincing?

What are your best tips for avoiding scams?

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