[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/blog-post-scam\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/blog-post-scam\/","headline":"Blog Post Scam","name":"Blog Post Scam","description":"PSA: Look at this Dumb Email Scam that I Almost Fell For This is embarrassing, but I nearly fell for this scam.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know how I came so close \u2013 I know about this specific email impersonation tactic, and I still failed to pay attention.\u00a0 Luckily I figured it out just in time.\u00a0 In… Continue reading Blog Post Scam<\/span><\/a>","datePublished":"2021-03-03","dateModified":"2026-04-17","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/author\/butler\/#Person","name":"Jeb 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sent to other members of our firm warning them about what happened.\u00a0 Below that are my emails with the scammer.\u00a0 (Just to be clear, the bank account information below is not the information of anyone at my firm, it\u2019s the bank account information that the scammer provided.)Today we sent a letter to the banks where both of the scammer\u2019s accounts were located and to the FBI\u2019s \u201cInternet Crime Complaint Center\u201d in hopes of slowing the scammer down at least a little.Be safe!Jeb ButlerFrom: Jeb Butler Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:42 PMTo: BLF <XXXX@butlerfirm.com>Subject: This Is Embarrassing — I Almost Fell for this ScamTeam, I almost just fell for a very stupid scam.\u00a0 If the scammer had set up his bank account correctly, I would have fallen for this.\u00a0 Even after the bank account information that the scammer provided didn\u2019t work, if the scammer had used better English and had actually written in the way that Graham might have, I still would have fallen for it.Basically, a scammer set up an email address to show his name as \u201cGraham Roberts,\u201d then sent me an email asking me to change \u201chis\u201d direct deposit information with our payroll company to a different bank account.\u00a0 Obviously, the scammer was trying to get me to have our payroll company deposit money into his own bank account instead of Graham\u2019s.\u00a0 Inexplicably, I tried to make the change.\u00a0 When Gusto rejected the bank account, I tried again.\u00a0 Then I wrote back to the scammer that it hadn\u2019t worked and sent him a screenshot from Gusto.\u00a0 Only when the scammer replied using weird, un-Graham-like language did I figure out what was happening.This is really embarrassing because I\u2019ve seen this trick before.\u00a0 I have advised others to watch out for it.\u00a0 I have written about it in the Daily Report.\u00a0 I guess I was distracted and trying to do something else, but there is no excuse for my carelessness.\u00a0 If this scammer had just been reasonably intelligent, I would be sending Graham\u2019s money to his account.This was really close.\u00a0 Read below, from the bottom up.Errors I made:An email asking me to switch the destination of outgoing money should have prompted me to call Graham to make sure he was really the one sending me the email.These emails came from \u201cesq@disroot.org,\u201d and whatever the hell that is, it isn\u2019t Graham\u2019s email address.This person does not write like Graham does.Graham doesn\u2019t sign his emails to me with his full name.The first email in the string already had \u201cRe:\u201d in the subject line.I doubt Graham would send all of his bank account information over email.Yall, in sum, I was dumb today and just barely got away with it.Now, maybe we can have some fun with this.\u00a0 I just wrote back to the scammer that I was heading out but would make the change in the morning (att\u2019d).\u00a0 Anybody have fun ideas for F\u2019ing with him?Jeb ButlerButler Kahn10 Lenox PointeAtlanta, GA 30324Telephone: 678 940 1444Facsimile:\u00a0\u00a0 678 306 4646jeb@butlerfirm.comThe information contained in this email may be confidential and privileged.\u00a0 This email is intended only for the person it is addressed to within the body of the email\u2014do not copy or distribute it to anyone else without express permission.\u00a0 If this email is not intended for you, please immediately notify us by phone or reply email and delete this message.\u00a0 Unless you have signed a written fee agreement with our firm, we do not represent you as your attorney.From: Graham Roberts <esq@disroot.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:22 PMTo: Jeb Butler <jeb@butlerfirm.com>Subject: Re: Changes in DD DetailsOh! I’m sorry for that. Let me make use of my second checking account.Green Dot Bank.Account number: 496463091604Routing number: 124303120Account Type: CheckingNet Pay: 100%Please get back to me once the change is made.ThanksGraham RobertsFebruary 25, 2021 7:16 AM, “Jeb Butler” <jeb@butlerfirm.com> wrote:This is what I get when I try to make the change:Jeb ButlerButler Kahn10 Lenox PointeAtlanta, GA 30324Telephone: 678 940 1444Facsimile: 678 306 4646jeb@butlerfirm.comThe information contained in this email may be confidential and privileged. This email is intended only for the person it is addressed to within the body of the email\u2014do not copy or distribute it to anyone else without express permission. If this email is not intended for you, please immediately notify us by phone or reply email and delete this message. Unless you have signed a written fee agreement with our firm, we do not represent you as your attorney.From: Graham Roberts <esq@disroot.org>Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 5:48 PMTo: Jeb Butler <jeb@butlerfirm.com>Subject: Re: Changes in DD DetailsOk! Here’s my new account details.American Express National BankAccount number: 6220147713026Routing number: 124071889Account Type: CheckingNet Pay: 100%Please get back to me once the change is made.ThanksGraham RobertsFebruary 25, 2021 6:44 AM, “Jeb Butler” <jeb@butlerfirm.com> wrote:yepJeb ButlerButler Kahn10 Lenox PointeAtlanta, GA 30324Telephone: 678 940 1444Facsimile: 678 306 4646jeb@butlerfirm.comThe information contained in this email may be confidential and privileged. This email is intended only for the person it is addressed to within the body of the email\u2014do not copy or distribute it to anyone else without express permission. If this email is not intended for you, please immediately notify us by phone or reply email and delete this message. Unless you have signed a written fee agreement with our firm, we do not represent you as your attorney.From: Graham Roberts <esq@disroot.org>Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 5:44 PMTo: Jeb Butler <jeb@butlerfirm.com>Subject: RE: Changes in DD DetailsHi Jeb ,I changed my bank and I’ll like to change my Direct Deposit details, Can I email you the new banking information to make the change for me right away?ThanksGraham Roberts"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog Post Scam","item":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/blog-post-scam\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]