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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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Collaborative family law agreement scam by Zulian Yoshikazu
Nearly forty lawyers from Canada and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Zulian Yoshikazu 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsDebt collection scam by Tamiko Arturo
Lawyers in Ontario and Illinois have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Tamiko Arturo 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCollaborative family law agreement scam by Elena Kinoshita
Since May 2012, over 100 lawyers in Ontario and all over 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Hans Peterson of Fast Cash Unsecured Loans
Two Ontario lawyers have received emails from the purported Hans Peterson of Fast Cash Unsecured Loans 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsTrademark infringement scam by Lily Wang targets Ontario lawyers
Two Ontario lawyers have just reported to us that they received the following message from the purported Lily Wang. 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 depositing… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudDebt collection scam by Karen Nelson
Lawyers in Illinois and Ontario have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Karen Nelson looking to retain them with regards to litigating a debt collection. 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 Tom (or George or Jack or Scott) Prodromou
Over thirty lawyers in Canada and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Tom (or sometimes George or Jack) Prodromou 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… Read More »
Categories: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Mr. Marsden (or Mr. Goling) of Alfa Construction Ltd
Over 60 Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from a “Mr Marsden” (or sometimes Mr. Goling) of Alfa Construction Ltd asking to retain their services. The address given looks to be a residential address in North York, ON, though a Google search of the company name finds a similar company entry… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings