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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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Separation agreement scam using the name Ayesha Khand
Three Ontario lawyers have notified us that they received an email from the purported Ayesha Khand 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam using the name Shizuko Newberg
Three U.S. lawyers and one in Ontario have notified us that they received an email from the purported Shizuko Newberg 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using a fake referral and the names Ken Satoshi and Kanto Aircraft Instrumental
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from a William Jamieson, claiming to be a referral for Ken Satoshi of Kanto Aircraft Instrumental regarding a commercial debt collection. This appears to case of a real lawyer or paralegal being impersonated, as the email used is a varation of a real firm email…. Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the names Thomas Mitchell and Tech Solvers Ltd
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Thomas Mitchell of Tech Solvers Ltd looking to retain them with regards assisting on corporate matters, but in reality is likely a lead-up to a commercial debt collection scam or similar kind of scam. This is a classic bad cheque scam that… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam using the name Christopher Goetz
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Christopher Goetz 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 WarningsBusiness loan fraud using the name Yaichi Kimura
A Colorado firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Yaichi Kimura 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 WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the names Steven Parker and Chuo Engineering Co
Seven U.S. lawyers have notified us that they received an email from the purported Steven Parker of Chuo Engineering Co looking to retain them with regards assisting on corporate matters, but in reality is likely a lead-up to a commercial debt collection scam or similar kind of scam. This is a classic bad cheque scam… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the names Zheming Qiu and Shengzhou Reaching Textile Co
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Zheming Qiu of Shengzhou Reaching Textile Co looking to retain them with regards assisting on corporate matters, but in reality is likely a lead-up to a commercial debt collection scam or similar kind of scam. This is a classic bad cheque scam… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings