by FraudInfo

Date First Reported: May 2013

Primary Name Associated: Aina Mikaela

Description of Potential Fraud:

fraud-warning

A lawyer in Ontario and one in Quebec have notified us that they received an email from the purported Aina Mikaela of Axis Communications with regards to a commercial debt collection 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: Aina J.Mikaela [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: May-16-13 6:22 AM
To:
Subject: ATTORNEY REPRESENTATIVE

We are seeking for an experienced attorney in breach of contract matters. I can send you the contract agreement for your review so you can run a conflict check. We can be reach on phone and email.

Yours Sincerely,

Aina J. Mikaela
Secretary
Axis Communications
Emdalavägen 14
SE-223 69 Lund Sweden
Phone +46851971490
Fax # +46850909550
www.axis.com

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