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FraudInfo 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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Fraud report for January 2015

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

After a somewhat quiet December (127 emails and 12 new fraud alert posts), the pace increased in January. We received 187 emails from lawyers and posted on 18 new fraud attempts. 58% of the emails this month came from the U.S., 34% from Ontario, 8% from elsewhere in Canada and 8% from overseas. 16 of… Read More »

Categories: Fraud Warnings

Commercial debt collection scam using the names Karlheinz Landauer and Celonic AG

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

Lawyers in Ontario and California notified us that they received an email from the purported Karlheinz Landauer of Celonic AG looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This is a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be… Read More »

Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings

Commercial equipment purchase scam using the names Erik De Haas and Boskalis Group

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

Firms in Ontario and Minnesota notified us that they received an email from the purported Erik De Haas of Boskalis Group looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This is 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 Warnings

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