Month: July 2013
Breach of IP agreement scam using the names Osamu Tezuka Makoto and Tezuka Production Company
An Ontario firm has reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Osamu Tezuka Makoto of Tezuka Production Company with regards to retaining their services to collect on a breach of an IP agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudSeparation agreement scam using the name Huan Song (or Shan Song)
[Updated July 2014] 40 lawyers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico notified us that they received an email from the purported Huan Song (or Shan Song) looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Divorce Settlement FraudBusiness loan collection scam using the name Jeffery Maurice
[Sept 2013] Lawyers in Ontario, DC and Indiana have notified us that they received an email from the purported Jeffery Maurince looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Business Loan FraudSeparation agreement scam using the name Lily Aoki
Two Ontario lawyers notified us that they received an email from the purported Lily Aoki looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Divorce Settlement FraudVarious fraud attempts using the name Samuel Benson and Hexta Energy & Resources Ltd
An Ontario lawyer informed us that his client, who was looking to sell some rural property, was contacted by the purported Samuel Benson ([email protected]) of Hexta Energy & Resources Ltd in Nigeria about purchasing the land. The lawyer did a Google search of that name and found that others have been contacted by this person… Read More »
Categories: Fraud WarningsLAWPRO Magazine archives: Strategic resourcing – Thinking differently about delivery of legal services
Strategically sourcing legal services may not be a new phenomenon, but the current economic downturn, coupled with the growing realization that the legal profession needs to rethink its business model to survive in the long term have put one such option – outsourcing – in the spotlight, say two outsourcing providers. Both Gavin Birer, president… Read More »
Categories: Legal Technology, Law Practice ManagementBusiness debt collection scam using the name Samantha Wischer
A Florida lawyer and one in Tenerife have notified us that they received an email from the purported Samantah Wischer looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudSeparation agreement scam using the name Jennifer Young Wong
A Manitoba lawyer notified us that he received an email from the purported Jennifer Young Wong looking to retain him with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Divorce Settlement Fraud