About 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
Breach of copyright agreement scam using the names Anthony Yu (or Yun) and Ikeda Publishing Co
Fourteen firms in the U.S. have reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Anthony Yu (or Yun) 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… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudBreach of IP agreement scam using the names Miyahara Yu and GoerTek Inc
[Updated Oct 2013] Fourteen Ontario lawyers have reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Miyahara Yu of GoerTek Inc 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…. Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudBreach of IP agreement scam using the names Terumaro Hiramota and ALC Press Inc
A Californa firm has reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Osamu Tezuka Makoto of ALC Press Inc 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… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudBusiness debt collection scam using the name Rick Benson
Two Ontario lawyers notified us that they received an email from the purported Rick Benson 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: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsAsked to swear an affidavit to support a former criminal client’s appeal? Call LAWPRO first.
From a malpractice claims perspective, criminal law may not be as safe an area of practice as you might think: LAWPRO sees over 30 criminal law claims per year on average. These claims are sometimes complicated by steps taken by lawyers who take certain dangerous DIY steps in the name of claim “self-repair”. One of… Read More »
Categories: Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the names Yoshihisa Suzuki and Nanaboshi Electric
[Updated August 2014] Eight lawyers in Canada and the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Yoshihisa Suzuki of Nanaboshi Electric 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…. Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the name Bemal Patel
An Ontario lawyer notified us that he received an email from the purported Bemal Patel 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 into wiring real funds… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the names Aaron Lee and A&A Electronic Distributing
A New Jerseylawyer notified us that he received an email from the purported Aaron Lee of A&A Electronic Distributing 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