News Alerts

The State Bar has received reports of TOAD attacks against lawyers’ trust accounts. TOAD is an acronym for telephone-oriented attack delivery. Perpetrators engage in phishing attacks against lawyers or law firm staff to trick them into disclosing confidential information, allowing the perpetrators to gain online access to trust accounts.

We’ve been made aware of a phishing email impersonating Peter Bolac, secretary & executive director of the State Bar. The message appears to come from “Peter Bolac” but uses a fake email address ending in @ncbar.sendcrp.com.

Please be aware of a fraudulent email currently circulating with the subject line “Action Required – NC BAR Code of Ethics Notice.”

Many lawyers and law firms have reported receiving emails purportedly from the State Bar's President, Todd Brown. These are spoofed emails from a fake email address, which he did not send.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently provided the State Bar with a helpful checklist for use by victims of wire transfer fraud.

A new phishing scam targeting State Bar members with deceptive emails has the potential to corrupt computer files. The fraudulent emails pretend to be sent by the State Bar or a state bar association.

We have received multiple reports of an attempted scam using the name “Nathan Silver,” a London-based architect.

The State Bar has learned of a situation involving “spoofing” lawyers’ telephone numbers.

The State Bar is aware of two scams targeting lawyers: an email based trust account scam and a fake check scam.

Recently the Bar received multiple reports of fraudulent activity relating to wired funds in real estate transactions, with losses as high as $200,000.