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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 using the name Kenji Kimura and Loon Steel Ltd
Firms in New York and Minnesota have notified us that they received an email from the purported Kenji Kimura of Loon Steel Ltd looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the name Naohiro Sako
Firms in New York and Texas have notified us that they received an email from the purported Chou Asami of Fujitsu Medical looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the name Don Yuan
Two Ontario firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported Don Yuan looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial equipment purchase scam using the names Lee Wong and JuLong Dredging
Two Ontario firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported Lee Wong of JuLong Dredging looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsReal estate bad cheque scam using the name Jun Akira
Two Ontario lawyers notified us that he received an email from the purported Jun Akira looking to retain them with regards to representing them on a real estate transaction. In this type of scam the fraudster pretends interest in a property and sends a certified cheque or bank draft as a deposit or full payment… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Real Estate FraudReal estate bad cheque deposit scam using the name Zhang Junshe
A New York state lawyer notified us that he received an email (cc’d to a real estate agent) from the purported Zhang Junshe looking to retain them with regards to representing them on a real estate transaction. In this type of scam the fraudster pretends interest in a property and sends a certified cheque or… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Real Estate FraudCommercial debt collection scam using the names Chou Asami and Fujitsu Medical
Firms in New York and Texas have notified us that they received an email from the purported Chou Asami of Fujitsu Medical looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness loan collection scam using the name Van Den Broek
Three Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Van Den Broek looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped… Read More »
Categories: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud Warnings