Month: May 2012
Commercial debt collection scam by Hans Peterson of Fast Cash Unsecured Loans
Two Ontario lawyers have received emails from the purported Hans Peterson of Fast Cash Unsecured Loans 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsTrademark infringement scam by Lily Wang targets Ontario lawyers
Two Ontario lawyers have just reported to us that they received the following message from the purported Lily Wang. This scam is very similar to other breach licence scams we have seen over the last several months. It is a setup to dupe a lawyer into wiring good funds from a trust account after depositing… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudToronto area lawyer contacted on a “We built a website for you” hacking attempt
An Oakville lawyer advised us of a new scam that appears to be a brazen attempt to gain access to a law firm’s computers. Someone identifying himself as Mason Saunders called the firm this morning and asked to speak directly to the lawyer by name. He indicated to the lawyer that he was calling further… Read More »
Categories: Fraud PreventionDebt collection scam by Karen Nelson
Lawyers in Illinois and Ontario have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Karen Nelson looking to retain them with regards to litigating a debt collection. This is similar to other frauds of this kind we have seen. For a full description of how this fraud works and to see other names… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness loan fraud by Tom (or George or Jack or Scott) Prodromou
Over thirty lawyers in Canada and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Tom (or sometimes George or Jack) Prodromou looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is similar to other frauds of this kind we have seen. For a full… Read More »
Categories: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud Warnings