Urgent Legal Scam Alert – Stay Protected
Scammers are becoming more sophisticated, and legal-based scams are on the rise. We've had multiple clients reach out after encountering these deceptive tactics.
To help you stay ahead, we’ve identified three key scams you should be aware of. Watch this short video to learn how to protect yourself and your business.
Stay informed and safeguard your business. If you have any concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
Ross Millen:
Hey. Welcome to 2025, and I hope you had a fantastic break over the holiday period. I was very fortunate over the holiday period. A Nigerian prince contacted me, want to send me millions of dollars. And then even the next day, I found out someone who'd died in South Africa had a whole lot of billions of dollars of United Nations money that they wanted to send to me.
Now, these sorts of scams are very amateurish and they're very easy to spot, but there are some scams and they're legally based that are a little bit harder to spot. And here's three of them to watch out for.
Now, one at the moment is called the copyright infringement scam. You get an email saying, "Hey, you've somehow breached our copyright. We can sue you for all this money. But look, let's settle it out of court. Just send us a couple of thousand dollars to this bank account and all will be forgiven." So watch out for that one, copyright infringement scam.
Another one is the tax offers scam. Someone sends you a message saying, "We are from the tax office. You've forgotten to pay this amount of tax." Maybe it's even just a small amount. And they say, "Look, it's been overlooked. We've got all these problems. We'll have to send you interest and penalties and whatever. But look, just pay this small amount of tax now." Again, this is another scam. Contact the tax office or contact your accountant or whoever handles your tax if you've got any doubts at all.
And the third one is the trademark infringement scam. Now, what this says is, "Hey, we act for someone who wants to register or is about to register this trademark. It's very similar to your name, but look, hey, we'll give you first go at applying. So contact us, send us some money, and we'll register this trademark on your behalf rather than our other client." Now, again, that's another scam intending you to send money. It's not legitimate, and it's all intended to get your money into the hands of the scammers.
So if you get anything that's legally based about infringements or trademarks or tax and asking you to make a payment, if you've got any queries, contact us. We'll be able to let you know whether it's legitimate or a scam, and save you your hard-earned money.
Thanks for listening.
