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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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Divorce settlement agreement scam by Juliet Kazuhiro
Six Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Juliet Kazuhiro with regards to a to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For details on how this fraud works and a full list of names attached… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Pascha Chang
Seven lawyers in Ontario and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Pascha Chang with regards to a to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For details on how this fraud works and a full… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Cheng Wu of Wu Co. Ltd
[Updated Oct 2013] Forty Ontario lawyers have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Cheng Wu of Cheng Wu Co Ltd 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsEmployee injury settlement agreement scam by Justine Rivers
Two lawyers in California have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Justine Rivers 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 Shigehiko Hirota of Leader Electronics Corp
Nine lawyers in Ontario and one in North Carolina have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Shigehiko Hirota of Leader Electronics Corp 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Berlin Miller
A lawyer in Ontario and one in Arizona have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Berlin Miller with regards to a 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 WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Bella Kyung
Three Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Bella Kyung with regards to a to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For details on how this fraud works and a full list of names attached… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Akita Ogasawara of Alpha Electronics Corp
Six lawyers in Canada and the US have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Akita Ogasawara of Alpha Electronics Corp 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings