Der.com and Daniel Caggiano - Possible Scam - Update
December 14, 2021
In connection with
Der.com and Daniel Caggiano - Possible Scam our Scam Investigator received a followup call and email from the investigator he spoke with at the State Bar of California. Following is what our Aimfair Scam Investicator said:
Hi Bob,
Hope that all is well with you and Mary Ann.
I just had a very nice call from Kenneth Advincula, investigator for the State Bar of California.
He was very appreciative of our efforts and said that they have other cases of scammers who are impersonating the names of legitimate lawyers in California.
He agreed that the weakness is that the State Bar of California allows active lawyers to use only a P.O. Box for contact information. The scammers then set up a phony website with a phony address.
I suggested that the State Bar change its policy and require lawyers to utilize a physical address and phone number in order to alleviate such scams. He said he will suggest such to the State Bar.
I passed on your comment that the domain name for the Caggiano website is less than a year old, and a sign of a scam. He agreed.
Kenneth said that he is actively investigating and has yet to determine if Mr. Caggiano is a victim or part of this scam. He will let me know. He still has not contacted Caggiano.
Kenneth said that I would make a good investigator. I said I may ask him for a consulting gig when I retire J
Also, thanks very much for the kind words on the Aimfair website – I read it yesterday regarding this scam.
Talk to you soon.
Regards,
Aimfair Member
From: Advincula, Kenneth mailto:Kenneth.Advincula@calbar.ca.gov
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2021 2:16 PM
To: Aimfair Member Email
Subject: State Bar of California complaint
Dear Mr. Aimfair Member,
Thank you for your time today. I will touch base with you once we learn more information. In the meantime, please see the following:
https://www.sec.gov/oiea/investor-alerts-and-bulletins/fbi-and-oiea-warn-public-fraudsters-are-targeting-owners
Thank you,
Kenneth Advincula
Investigator, Office of Chief Trial Counsel
The State Bar of California |180 Howard St. | San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2108 | Kenneth.Advincula@calbar.ca.gov
Working to protect the public in support of the mission of the State Bar of California.
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Terrific! We have a direct connection with the State Bar of Caifornia, which is now aware of a spam effort, if not an outright effort to scam our Aimfair member. Very nice job. Anyone who googles Daniel Caggiano will see the exchange between our Aimfair Member and persons associated with Daniel Caggiano's office.
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