1. What is phishing?

Phishing is a cybercrime technique that attempts to trick you into voluntarily providing personal or financial information by impersonating trusted individuals or organizations.

2. How can you protect yourself?

• Verify the sender’s domain: All official emails from the firm come from the @martinezcaballeroabogados.com domain. If it’s different, be wary.
  
  
• Be careful with unexpected links or attachments—especially if you haven’t had any prior contact with the sender.
  
  
• Pay attention to the language used in the message: Official communications avoid spelling mistakes or poorly worded phrases.
  
  
• Do not share sensitive information: Never provide personal or banking information or passwords via email or text message.
  
  
• Be wary of urgent requests: Scammers often try to create a sense of urgency to get you to act without checking the facts. For example, be wary of emails that say “Urgent: Update your bank information.”
  
  

3. Common Forms of Phishing in Law Firms

• Alleged Intellectual Property Infringements: Messages that appear to be warnings about unauthorized use of customer content.
  
  
• Fake changes to bank accounts: Emails stating that “the account for fee payments has changed” and providing false information.
  
  

4. If you receive a suspicious email, do the following

• DO NOT reply, click on any links, or open any files.
  
  
• Do not make payments based on instructions provided in suspicious emails. Your banking information is listed on the printed invoice or official PDF.
  
  
• Check with your usual contact to see if there have been any official changes.
  
  

5. How do I report it?

Send us an email right away to info@martinezcaballeroabogados.com (or the internal address you specify) with the suspicious message attached. If you are a client, please also contact your regular attorney.

6. Our Commitment

• We will investigate and, if necessary, report phishing attempts to the appropriate authorities.
  
  
• We regularly train our team and clients on the latest email scam tactics.
  
  
• We implement technical controls such as antivirus filters, protection for links in emails, and alerts to detect suspicious campaigns.