Month: February 2013
Commercial debt collection scam by Hayabusa Asuka of Renesas Electronics Corporation
A lawyer in Ontario has notified us that they have received an email from the purported Hayabusa Asuka of Renesas Electronics Corporation 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 of how this fraud works see… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsFraud attempt relating to picking up a Fedex package
An Ontario lawyer received a two emails purportedly from FedEx. The emails advise that the courier was unable to deliver a parcel and that in order to pick it up at the nearest Post Office he would need to click a link that would print a receipt. The lawyer called Fedex who advised that they… Read More »
Categories: Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Kang Sung Jin of Cowan Co Ltd
Three lawyers in Ontario have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Shajesh Kang Sung Jin of Cowan 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 of how this fraud… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBreach of IP agreement scam by Yutaka Ikeda of Ikeda Publishing Co.
Lawyers in Ontario, the U.S. and France have reported to us that he’s been contacted by the purported Yutaka Ikeda of Ikeda Publishing Co. with regards to retaining their services to collect on a breach of an IP agreement. For details of how this scam works and to see other names associated with it, see… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudCommercial debt collection scam by Shajesh Munish of Usha Martin Ltd
Five lawyers in Ontario have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Shajesh Munish of Usha Martin 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 of how this fraud works see… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Taro Denshi (or Wong Chin Fa) of Beam Electronics
A lawyer in Ontario, two in the U.S., and one in the Bahamas have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Taro Denshi, Wong Chin Fa or Masayoshi Hiyama of Beam Electronics with regards to a commercial debt litigation scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Dave Desmond of China Textiles
A lawyer in Ontario and two in the U.S. have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Dave Desmond of China Textiles 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 of how… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningspraticePRO resource: Generic law firm privacy policy
As a supplement to the LAWPRO Magazine articles Privacy and Your Clients: An Agenda For Every Firm (Summer 2003) and Personal Information and Privacy (Winter 2007), LAWPRO has created a Sample Firm Privacy Policy. It can be used as a precedent and checklist to guide you as you examine your own firm’s procedures for dealing… Read More »
Categories: Law Practice Management