Month: September 2013
Business debt collection scam using the name Dionne Edwards
[Updated Dec 2013] 80 lawyers in Ontario and other provinces have notified us that they received an email from the purported Dionne Edwards 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…. Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudCyber crime example of the importance of reconciling your trust accounts each month
This article appeared in the September 2013 issue of TitleNews. An escrow company holds real estate closing funds in trust in the same way a law firm in Ontario would. Cyber Criminals Steal More Than $1.5 million from California Escrow Company. California-based Efficient Services Escrow Group was shut down by the state after cyber criminals… Read More »
Categories: Fraud PreventionBreach of copyright agreement scam using the names Anthony Yu (or Yun) and Ikeda Publishing Co
Fourteen firms in the U.S. have reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Anthony Yu (or Yun) of Ikeda Publishing Co 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… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudBreach of IP agreement scam using the names Miyahara Yu and GoerTek Inc
[Updated Oct 2013] Fourteen Ontario lawyers have reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Miyahara Yu of GoerTek Inc 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…. Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudBreach of IP agreement scam using the names Terumaro Hiramota and ALC Press Inc
A Californa firm has reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Osamu Tezuka Makoto of ALC Press Inc 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: Intellectual Property Rights Fraud, Fraud WarningsFrom TitlePLUS Today: Title Insurance – Not a Panacea for Due Diligence
Obtaining title insurance in connection with the purchase of property has become the norm to the point that title insurance is on most real estate lawyers’ standard checklist of items to use when acting on a real estate transaction. It is important to keep in mind that, while title insurance shields buyers from many of… Read More »
Categories: Real EstateBusiness debt collection scam using the name Rick Benson
Two Ontario lawyers notified us that they received an email from the purported Rick Benson 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 lawyers will be duped into… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudAsked to swear an affidavit to support a former criminal client’s appeal? Call LAWPRO first.
From a malpractice claims perspective, criminal law may not be as safe an area of practice as you might think: LAWPRO sees over 30 criminal law claims per year on average. These claims are sometimes complicated by steps taken by lawyers who take certain dangerous DIY steps in the name of claim “self-repair”. One of… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings