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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 Shawn Caver and DHB – Oral Healthcare

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

Eight lawyers in Ontario and the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Shawn Caver of DHB – Oral 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… Read More »

Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings

Breach of IP agreement scam using the names Jyoung Josh and Ikeda Publishing

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

Five U.S. lawyers have reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Jyoung Josh of Ikeda Publishing Co 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… Read More »

Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights Fraud

Commercial debt collection scam using the name Ryan Adams and Universal Medicare

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they received an email from the purported Ryan Adams of Universal Medicare looking to retain him 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

Seeking information for law enforcement on bad cheque frauds purported to be by Joe Mathewson

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

Law enforcement has contacted us seeking assistance in investigating bad cheque frauds by someone purporting to be Joe Mathewson. He is using the email address [email protected] and the phone number 647-760-4059. The following UPS account numbers have been used on frauds: A82A95 F9236V and F88481. If any of the above information has come up in… Read More »

Categories: Fraud Warnings

Separation agreement scam using the name Maki (or Mako) Kennedy

by FraudInfo

fraud-warning

[Updated Nov 2013] Twenty lawyers in Ontario and the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Maki (or Mako) Kennedy 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… Read More »

Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud Warnings

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