FRAUD ALERT – TIMESHARE LAWSUIT SCHEME

The U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has recently
received several complaints from individuals who have been contacted by a person
claiming to be Brian Jacobs, Esquire of Brian Jacobs Law in California. The scam
consists of the individual being contacted by Jacobs or his paralegal to notify them that
the Brian Jacobs Law Firm is working a lawsuit for the victims of a timeshare case. (The
OIG has also seen this scam with other attorney names.) The scammers will cite a recent
lawsuit. The individual will then receive many official looking documents. One of the
documents appears to be from the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S.
Treasury, Office of Inspector General. This document was not created, signed, or sent by
anyone within the U.S. Treasury Department. If you receive these letters through mail or
electronically, do not the sender.

If you receive one of these, please contact the Treasury OIG at 1-800-359-3898 or online
at https://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-
structure/ig/Pages/OigOnlineHotlineForm.aspx

A copy of the scam letter appears below: