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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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Equipment purchase scam using the names Alex Inamoto and Gosho Industrial
A Florida firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Alex Inamoto of Gosho Industrial 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 duped into… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the names Ashford Riku and Biohit Healthcare
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Ashford Riku of Biohit Healthcare looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. 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: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the names Toshihiko Nunokawa and Toko Electrical Construction
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Toshihiko Nunokawa of Toko Electrical Construction looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. 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: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial equipment purchase scam using the name Ryan Robert
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Ryan Robert 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 duped into wiring real funds… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam using the name Annuska Eito-Eiichi
We were bcc’d on an email from the purported Annuska Eito-Eiichi looking to retain a lawyer with regard to collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation 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 wiring real funds from their trust… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam using the name Naomi Kukrou or Kurou
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Naomi Kukrou/ Kurou looking to retain them with regard to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCopyright infringement scam by Eizo Kobayashi of Itochu Corporation
Two Ontario firms reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Eizo Kobayashi of Itochu Corporation with regards to a copyright infringement matter. We do not yet have sufficient details to report on the nature of the scheme, but the initial correspondence (see below) has some characteristics consistent with fraud. Frauds of this… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudBusiness debt collection scam using the name Zhu Yeong
Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they received an email from the purported Zhu Yeong 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: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings