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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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Copyright infringement scam using the names Lee Fong and Lee’s Pharmaceutical
An Ontario firm reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Lee Fong of Lee’s Pharmaceutical with regards to retaining their services to collect on a copyright infringement. 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: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudCommercial debt collection scam using the names Edward Boyle, Mikio Takeuchi and Sojitz Aerospace Corp
A German firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Edward Boyle, on behalf of Mikio Takeuchi of Sojitz Aerospace Corp, 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the name John Raimond
A North Carolina firm notified us that they received an email from the purported John Raimond 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 wiring real… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam using the name Hachirou Hasfa
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Hachirou Hasfa looking to retain them with regards 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 be… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the names Andrew John Parsons and Kirkby Computers
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Andrew John Parsons of Kirkby Computers 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 WarningsBreach of IP agreement scam using the names Yoshiko Tomoko and Shinchosa Publishing
A New York firm reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Yoshiko Tomoko and Shinchosa Publishing with regards to retaining their services to collect on a breach of an IP agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudSeparation agreement scam using the name Iberia Russell
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Iberia Russell looking to retain them with regards 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 be… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam using the name Josephine Young
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Josephine Young looking to retain them with regards 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 be… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud Warnings