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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.
FraudInfo's Posts
Almost $80,000 removed from Toronto lawyer’s trust account by fake cheques
A Toronto lawyer has reported to LAWPRO that almost $80,000 was removed from his trust account over the last four days by a series of 10 fake cheques. The fraud was discovered when a bank reconciliation was done this morning (Wednesday). All was fine when a bank reconciliation was done last Friday. The cheques were… Read More »
Categories: Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Kenichi Kai of Bunkasha Publishing Co
Lawyers in Ontario, BC and California have received an email from the purported Kenichi Kai of Bunkasha Publishing Co 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…. Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Yuraki Yamanaka of Chan Industries Pte Ltd
Fourteen lawyers in Canada and the U.S. have told us they received an email from the purported Yuraki Yamanaka of Chan Industries Pte Ltd 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness loan fraud by Paul Agius
Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Richard Frazier 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… Read More »
Categories: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Chen Shui of Anhui Gujing Group Limited
Six lawyers in three provinces received an email from the purported Chen Shui of Anhui Gujing Group Limitedwith 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 WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Taketsuga Fujiwara of Asahi Kasei Corporation
Two Ontario lawyers received an email from the purported Taketsuga Fujiwara of Asahi Kasei Corporation 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 the… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Takumi Yuichi of Takatori Int’l and Patent Office
A lawyer in California and one in Ontario received an email from the purported Takumi Yuichi of Takatori Int’l and Patent Office 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Ray Aubrey of Electronic Resources Inc
A lawyer in Washington State received an email from the purported Ray Aubrey of Electronic Resources Inc 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