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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
Commercial debt collection scam by May Wang of Heidelberg China Ltd
Two Ontario lawyers received an email from the purported May Wang of Heidelberg China 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 is the… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsTrademark infringement scam by Alexis Yu Man-Chiu
Two Ontario lawyers have just reported to us that they received the following message from the purported Alexis Yu Man-Chiu. This scam is very similar to other breach licence scams we have seen over the last several months. It is a setup to dupe a lawyer into wiring good funds from a trust account after… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudReal estate bad cheque scam by Haru Hayate
Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve been asked to act on real estate transactions that look like an attempt at a bad cheque fraud. In both cases the fraudster (who claims to be out of the country) first contacted the local realtor, who did not detect the scam. For more information on how… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Real Estate FraudDebt collection scam by Michael Molden
Five lawyer in Ontario have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Michael Molden 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCollaborative family law agreement scam by Elizabeth Han
Two lawyers in California have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Elizabeth Han 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCollaborative family law agreement scam by Mary Lee Teng-hui
Two lawyers in the U.S. have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Elena Kinoshita 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Nick Ualtar (or Phil Stevenson) of Prodromou Textiles
Fifteen lawyers in Canada and the U.S. have told us they’ve received an email from the purported Nick Ualtar (or sometimes Phil Stevenson) of Prodromou Textiles 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 loan fraud by Anna Eriksson
Five Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Anna Eriksson 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 Warnings