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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.

FraudInfo's Posts

Commercial debt collection scam using the names Trevor Smith and Takeda Pharameuticals

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

Three Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Trevor Smith of Takeda Pharameuticals 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 Warnings

Commercial debt collection scam using the names Masakatsu Yoshikawa and Dayani Garment Indonesia

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Masakatsu Yoshikawa of Dayani Garment Indonesia 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 Warnings

Commercial debt collection scam using the names Ugo Grondelli and Alteco Medical

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

[Updated Sept 2014] Nearly 30 lawyers in Ontario and the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Ugo Grondelli of Alteco Medical 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… Read More »

Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings

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