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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
Business debt collection scam by Roberto Victor
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: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCopyright infringement scam by David Wang of China Resources Machinery Co.
Nine Ontario lawyers have reported to us that they received the following message from the purported David Wang of China Resources Machinery Co. This scam is very similar to other breach of copyright or trademark scams we have seen over the last several months, and identical in wording to the fraud under the name of… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudEmployment litigation scam by Gilbert Gill
Three Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Gilbert Gill with regards to ligation on a termination matter. This is the first time we’ve seen a scam set up this way, but no doubt its aim is the same as other frauds: to have a lawyer accept a bad cheque… Read More »
Categories: Employee Injury / Dismissal Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness loan fraud by Richard Frazier
Lawyers in Ontario, Florida and Germany 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… Read More »
Categories: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Keith Rennie of RG Wire & Cable Ltd
An Ontario lawyer received an email from the purported Keith Rennie of RG Wire & Cable 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 fraud works see our Fraud Fact Sheet. Here… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Yeo Mao Cheng
Two Ontario lawyers received an email from the purported Yeo Mao Cheng 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 initial email: From:… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsDebt collection scam by Akihiro Hotaka
Three Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Akihiro Hotaka looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a 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 WarningsBusiness loan fraud by Francis Dusana
Lawyers in Ontario, BC, Alberta and New York have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Francis Dusana 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: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud Warnings