Commercial debt collection scam using the names Anders Klinton and Majinlycke Health Care
Date First Reported: March 2014
Primary Name Associated: Anders Klinton
Description of Potential Fraud:
A California firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Anders Klinton of Majinlycke Health Care looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection.
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 trust accounts after depositing a fake cheque received as payment from the debtor (who is part of the fraud). See our Confirmed Fraud Page for more of an explanation of how these frauds work and to see other names associated with it. Our Fraud Fact Sheet lists the red flags of a bogus legal matter that is really a fraud.
Here is the initial contact email sent by the fraudster to the lawyer
From: Anders Klinton [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 2:01 AM
To:
Subject: Mölnlycke Health Care
We are enquiring for an experience attorney to handle a breach of contract negotiation or a lawsuit.
Yours Sincerely,
Anders Klinton
Supply Management
Mölnlycke Health Care
Box 13080
SE-40252 Gothenburg, Sweden
Gamlestadsvägen 3C
www.molnlycke.com
Replying to the email brought this response:
We would like to thank you for your response to our inquiry for legal services. I was referred to you by California bar association. However, We wish to inform you that we would be needing your firms legal help to assist us with a breach of contract matter and also retrieve funds owed to our company. The contract of sales was signed on the 2nd August 2013, Seller was suppose to deliver to us the buyer on or before 23rd August 2013. However, the deadline date was extended to 5th September 2013 as requested for by the selling company. Quite unfortunately, the extended deadline was not honored.
We ordered goods from PRAXAIR, and we were asked to make a 50% down payment for goods to be delivered to us and that we did, and up till date no goods were delivered. We asked for a refund but they have refused to make the refund to us. The amount in dispute is $633,567.60 .
Despite the foregoing, I will like to draw your attention to the relationship with the selling company which has been cordial and we have had successful business relationship over the past few years, and it is our position to maintain the relationship after settling the issues on hand. Right now, I will like to take appropriate steps and measures to enforce our rights on the agreement and/ or claim damages as appropriate. We request a 9.5% interest on a annual bases from the day the contract was breached.
If your firm is retained, our expectation of your services for now will be within the scenario of a engagement letter to our client. This approach will trigger the much needed response from our client towards amicable settlement otherwise we will not hesitate to go into court litigation. We are prepared to pay your retainer fees. Litigation may be introduced as a last resort when options have been exhausted. We look forward to your prompt response and you may send your retainer document as well.
Please find below details of the owing company
PRAXAIR
1545 E Edinger Ave Santa Ana, CA 92705
Yours Sincerely,
Anders Klinton
Supply Management
Mölnlycke Health Care
Box 13080
SE-40252 Gothenburg, Sweden
Gamlestadsvägen 3C
www.molnlycke.com
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March 28, 2014 at 3:14 pm, Daniel S. said:
I also got this today in Columbus, Ohio. Some bad people up to no good.
April 15, 2014 at 9:18 am, Michael Perenich said:
I just received this, well actually my paralegal did. Mine was from [email protected]—Notice the –>lyckie.com not “molnlycke” the difference is mine was from > Rob Bennison General Counsel, which is actually their general counsel after looking through Linkedin. The next thing I noticed was the formatting in the email was terrible, they clearly pasted the above spiel verbatim into the email.
Question: is it unethical for me to mess with the scam artist?