Month: September 2012
Commercial debt collection scam by Iwashima Lui of Iwashima Electronics Co Ltd.
A lawyer in Ontario and five in the U.S. have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Iwashima Lui of Iwashima Electronics Co Ltd with regards to a commercial debt litigation scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud Page. For an explanation… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Kathrine Chung
Three lawyers in Ontario and the US have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Michelle Kathrine Chung with regards to a to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For details on how this fraud works and a… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Peng Chen of Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corporation
[Updated June 2014] Dozens of lawyers (and members of the public) in Canada and the U.S. have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Peng Chen of Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corporation with regards to a commercial debt litigation scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Ken Moore
Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Ken Moore looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is similar to other frauds of this kind we have seen. For a full description of how this fraud works and to see other… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsFraud emails now referencing the “Lawyer Referral Service”
The Law Society of Upper Canada has advised us that at least one Ontario lawyer has been targeted with a traditional bad cheque scam that indicated that the fraudster found the lawyer through the “Lawyer Referral Service”. This may be a new tactic to convince Ontario lawyers that the emails are legitimate. This particular fraud… Read More »
Categories: Fraud PreventionBusiness debt collection scam by Abraham Yuzuki
[updated Sept 2013] Twenty lawyers in Ontario and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Abraham Yuzuki looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is similar to other frauds of this kind we have seen. For a full description of how… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsLAWPRO CPD Premium Credit is now the LAWPRO Risk Management Credit
In 2002 practicePRO launched the LAWPRO CPD Premium Credit. It was a way to encourage lawyers to attend programs we felt had a strong risk management component by rewarding them with a $50 credit (up to $100 in any policy year) on their insurance premium. In that first year we approved 12 CPD programs with… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsAdministrative dismissals: Don’t be caught standing when the music stops
This article by Nora Rock (corporate writer and policy analyst at LAWPRO) originally appeared in the August 31 issue of The Lawyers Weekly published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. Like fossil fuels and the saber toothed-tiger, judicial patience is a non-renewable resource. We at LAWPRO are especially mindful of the limits of judicial forbearance in the… Read More »
Categories: Civil Litigation