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Fraud continues to be a significant and costly problem for LAWPRO.
Fraudsters are successfully duping lawyers and law clerks, and it’s not
just real estate lawyers who are being targeted. Litigation, business, IP and family law lawyers are frequent targets of bad cheque scams involving debt collections, business loans, licensing disputes, and spousal support payments.
Don’t be complacent and think you would never be fooled. These frauds
are very sophisticated. The matters will look legitimate, the fraudsters will be very convincing and the client ID and other documents you get will look real. The fake cheques have fooled bank tellers and branch managers. There may even be two or more people collaborating on both sides of a transaction to make the scenario more convincing.
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Commercial debt collection scam by Shinji Kagawa of Koyo Electronics
Three Ontario lawyers have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Shinji Kagawa of Koyo Electronics 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Cochran Joe
An Ontario firm notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Cochran Joe 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 description of how this fraud works and to see other names… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Hideaki Terabayashi of NICCABI Co.
Three Ontario lawyers have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Hideaki Terabayashi of NICCABI Co 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsEmployee injury settlement scam by Jeremiah Yamomoto
A lawyer in Maryland has notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Jeremiah Yamomoto with regards to an employee injury settlement scam. In this type of fraud the lawyer is retained to help collect on an employee injury settlement. The fraudster will claim that they are overseas, but the employer is in their… Read More »
Categories: Employee Injury / Dismissal Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Michael Stakenberg of Sahaviriya Steel Industries
Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Michael Stakenberg of Sahaviriya Steel Industries 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsUnfair dismissal settlement scam by Stuart Charles
Four Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Stuart Charles with regards to an unfair dismissal settlement scam. In this type of fraud the lawyer is retained to demand a settlement from the employer, and is similar to workplace injury settlement scams we’ve seen. The fraudster will claim that they… Read More »
Categories: Employee Injury / Dismissal Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Linda Kirk
A lawyer in Ontario and one in California have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Linda Kirk 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 description of how this fraud… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Daniel Tremblay
An Ontario lawyers has notified us that they have received an email from the purported Daniel Tremblay 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings