Month: November 2013
Commercial debt collection scam using the names Gianlucca Perrota and Gamma S.R.L.
Three Ontario firms and one in Texas have notified us that they received an email from the purported Gianlucca Perrota of Gamma S.R.L. Limited looking to retain them with regards assisting on corporate matters, but in reality is likely a lead-up to a commercial debt collection scam or similar kind of scam. This is a… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudCommercial debt collection scam using the names Stephan Proennecke and DebioTech S.A.
[Updated Jan 2014] Twenty U.S. lawyers have notified us that they received an email from the purported Stephan Proennecke of DebioTech S.A. Limited looking to retain them with regards assisting on corporate matters, but in reality is likely a lead-up to a commercial debt collection scam or similar kind of scam. This is a classic… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudSeparation agreement scam using the name Marina Kitaya (or Marina Chang)
[Updated March 2014] Fifteen lawyers in Ontario and the U.S. have advised us that they received an email from the purported Marina Kitaya (or Marina Chang) 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 FraudEmployee injury settlement scam using the name Stephen Riches
A firm in Florida has notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Stephen Riches with regards to an employee injury settlement scam. 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 wiring real funds from their… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Employee Injury / Dismissal FraudBeware heavy-handed collection calls by fraudsters impersonating Ontario lawyers
An Ontario lawyer has reported to us that fraudsters have impersonated his firm in order to make threatening collection phone calls to members of the public on behalf of a loan company. The name of the fake firm closely resembles the real firm name, and the callers make reference to the town the real firm… Read More »
Categories: Fraud PreventionpracticePRO Resourec: Managing the Lawyer/Client Relationship
Lawyer/client communication-related errors are the biggest cause of malpractice claims. By cost and count, more than one-third of LAWPRO claims involved this type of error. Most claims arise out of fundamental failures in the lawyer/client relationship – failures such as inadequate client-case screening, poor communication and insufficient systems, trails and record-keeping. The Managing the Lawyer/Client… Read More »
Categories: Biggest Claims RisksBusiness loan collection scam using the name Maria Hernandez
Lawyers in Ontario, South Carolina and Californa have notified us that they received an email from the purported Maria Hernandez 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, Business Loan FraudCommercial debt collection scam using the names Oswald Banfield and Barreett Steel Limited
Firms in Colorado and Montana notified us that they received an email from the purported Oswald Banfield and Barreett Steel Limited looking to retain them with regards assisting on corporate matters, but in reality is likely a lead-up to a commercial debt collection scam or similar kind of scam. This is a classic bad cheque… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection Fraud