Scam Awareness for Class Action Participants: What to Expect and How to Stay Safe
By Nick Kinnish, 3L Our increasing use of technology to communicate has led to greater exposure to the many scams, cons, and fraudulent activities that unfortunately surround us every day. It is quite likely that almost everyone you know has been targeted by some kind of scam at some point. The most common forms include a job offer via a text message, a phishing email requesting urgent action, or the classic offer to share a large sum of money with faraway royalty. All of them ultimately involve the target (i.e., you) giving up something valuable in return for something more valuable. When that something never arrives, you are left out of pocket. Sadly, these scams are so common that they make it difficult for many people to distinguish genuine from fraudulent communication.[1] Something common we hear from our clients at the Class Action Clinic is that the litany of online