TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 28, 2022

Scammers often pose as legitimate businesses to try to get money from people, but there are often red flags that can warn you of a scam. The Florida Bar tells of Ronald Austin, who is licensed in both Florida and Georgia and received what appeared to be a legitimate request for legal services. When Austin investigated further, several small things — like minor misspellings in the email and an unreasonable end date to the proposed project — raised questions for him regarding the legitimacy of the request, which he ultimately refused. Read the full story here.