Commercial debt collection scam by Olec Erikkson of Bjordal IndustrierAS
Date First Reported: March 2013
Primary Name Associated: Olec Erikkson
Description of Potential Fraud:
An Ontario lawyer has notified us that they have received an email from the purported Olec Erikkson of Bjordal IndustrierAS 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 our Fraud Fact Sheet.
Here is the initial email:
From: Olec Erikkson
Date: March 22, 2013 7:44:47 AM EDT
To:
Reply-To: [email protected]
Dear Counsel,
We are seeking for a lawyer to assist in a collection case of over 5 million US dollars which requires immediate attention. If this is within your line of practice please contact us promptly because we will like to speak with you. I will also need a referral if this case is not within your line of practice.
Sincerely,
Olec Erikkson
Executive Board of Director
Bjordal IndustrierAS
Telefon:+47 85 22 83 63
Bjørdal Industrier AS
Torvmyrane 21
Hovdebygda
6150 Ørsta
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April 18, 2013 at 12:11 am, Darell Mcgwin said:
This page definitely has all the information and facts I needed about this subject and didn’t know who to ask.
May 09, 2013 at 7:20 am, Oleksandr Svyryd said:
I’ve got this message today. In Ukraine (where the cheques do not really work in the same way like in the US). Awesome!