TEXAS LAWYER SUES CITIBANK OVER FAKE CHEQUE SCAM
January 31, 2009 by The Register · Leave a Comment
‘I’m a capital ‘D’ Dumbass’, admits fleeced victim of Lads from Lagos
A Houston lawyer is suing Citibank after being taken for $182,500 by email scammers claiming to be a debt-chasing Japanese company, Texas Lawyer reports.
Richard T Howell Jr, of Buckley, White, Castaneda & Howell, fell for a classic cheque fraud scam. His “Japanese” contacts claimed they were pursuing four outstanding debts in the US – a total of $3.6m of which Howell would collect a healthy percentage for helping process the funds.
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