"Scammers using names similar to Sullivan & Cromwell are altering client checks made out to the BigLaw firm to correspond with the similarly spelled names, according to a Oct. 7 lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The checks are then deposited into accounts for the fake similarly named law firms. One client check for $429,976 was correctly made out to "Sullivan & Cromwell LLP," but the scammer changed the last three"
"Another client check for $52,544 was altered to be payable to "Sullivan & Cromwel LLC," which dropped the final "l" in "Cromwell." That check also cleared, the suit says. A third client check for $23,000 was altered so that it was payable to "Sullivan & Kromwell LLC." That check did not clear. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking dissolution of those three fake Sullivan & Cromwell firms, as well as"
New York Attorney General Letitia James seeks court-ordered dissolution and an injunction against entities using names similar to Sullivan & Cromwell. Scammers altered client checks payable to Sullivan & Cromwell LLP so the payee names matched slightly different entity names, then deposited the funds into accounts for the fake firms, including at JPMorgan Chase. One altered $429,976 check cleared after the last three letters were changed to "LLC"; a $52,544 check altered to "Sullivan & Cromwel LLC" also cleared. A $23,000 check altered to "Sullivan & Kromwell LLC" did not clear. Multiple similarly spelled entity names are targeted for dissolution.
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