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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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Commercial debt collection scam by Leo Esaki or Lee Hang of Akita Patent Law Office
Over thirty lawyers in Ontario and the US have told us they’ve received emails from the purported Leo Esaki or Lee Hang of Akita Patent Law 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Patricia Zimmerman
Lawyers in Ontario and the US have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Patricia Zimmerman 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: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCollaborative family law agreement scam by Miyoko Kwema
Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they have been contacted by the purported Miyoko Kwema with regards 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 to… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsDivorce settlement agreement scam by Theresa Hartman
Three Ontario lawyers have notified us that they have been contacted by the purported Theresa Hartman with regards 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 to… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsReal estate bad cheque scam by Ellis Wayne
Two real estate agents in the U.S. tell us they’ve been contacted by the purported Ellis Wayne with regards to what looks like a real estate bad cheque scam. For details of how this scam works and other names attached to it see our Confirmed Fraud page. Here is the email along with a fake… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Real Estate FraudDebt collection scam by Gavin Pykerman of Claremore Mechanical Services Ltd
A lawyer in the Northwest Territories and two in the US have received emails from the purported Gavin Pykerman with regards to a commercial debt litigation scam. This is similar to other commercial debt collection scams we have seen that use a real company, and even real employee names pulled from the company website, but… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsLoan debt collection scam by Vanessa Adone
A dozen Ontario lawyers have notified us that they have been contacted by the purported Vanessa Adone with regards 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: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsDebt collection scam by Toru Hashimoto
An Ontario lawyer has notified us that they’ve received two emails from the purported Toru Hashimoto looking to retain them with regards to a collection matter. The introductory email would seem to be a setup for a scam similar to other debt collection frauds we have seen. For a full description of how this fraud… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings