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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 loan fraud using the name Zhang Chang
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Zhang Chang 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 into… Read More »
Categories: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness loan fraud using the name Kwang Zhou
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Kwang Zhou 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 into… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudBeware email with CONVEYANCE ASSISTANCE NEEDED that has malware attached
An Ontario lawyer reported getting the following email. After replying to it, another email was received that included a pdf document that supposedly had the details of the real estate transaction. In reality the pdf contains only a link to what appears to be a Microsoft OneDrive account, but is actually a link that contains… Read More »
Categories: Fraud PreventionDebt collection fraud using the names Robert Murphy and Rapid Grinding & Machine Co
Firms in Michigan and Texas have notified us that they received an email from the purported Robert Murphy of Rapid Grinding & Machine Co 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… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudDivorce settlement fraud using the name Anita Pirez
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Anita Pirez looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. 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: Fraud Warnings, Divorce Settlement FraudDivorce settlement fraud using the name Ginko Tatsuya
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Ginko Tatsuya looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. 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: Fraud Warnings, Divorce Settlement FraudBreach of IP agreement fraud using the name Ng Say Tiong
Two U.S. firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Ng Say Tiong of Giken Sakata Singapore Ltd. looking to retain them with regards to a breach of an IP agreement. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (likely impersonating a real company) that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudDivorce settlement fraud using the name Meikichi Nagayama
Three Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Meikichi Nagayama looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. 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: Fraud Warnings, Divorce Settlement Fraud