by FraudInfo

Date First Reported: June 2014

Primary Name Associated: Fredrik Naslund

Description of Potential Fraud:

fraud-warning

A dozen firms in the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Fredrik Naslund (or Kevin Thompson) of Capio AB 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: Fredrik Näslund
Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 12:47 AM
Subject: Capio
To:

Our company is soliciting for legal assistance (Attorney) to handle a breach of contract

case,either through negotiation or litigation.

Yours Sincerely,
Fredrik Näslund
Board Member
Capio AB (The Group)
Box 1064
SE-405 22 Gothenburg, Sweden
Visiting address: Lilla Bommen 5
Capio.com
Phone: 46 313 60 9350
Fax: 46 31 745 9652

How to handle a real or suspected fraud

If you have been targeted by any of these frauds, please forward any of the emails and supporting documents that you have received to [email protected].

If you suspect you are acting on a matter that might be a fraud, call LAWPRO at 1-800-410-1013 (416-598-5899). We will talk you through the common fraud scenarios we are seeing and help you spot red flags that may indicate you are being duped. This will help you ask appropriate questions of your client to determine if the matter is legitimate or not. If the matter you are acting on turns out to be a fraud and there is a potential claim, we will work with you to prevent the fraud and minimize potential claims costs.

If you have been successfully duped, please immediately notify LAWPRO as there may be a claim against you. Instructions on how to report a claim are here.

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