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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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Commercial debt collection scam by Caroline Ditlefsen of Knardrupveg and Malov Byvej
Eight lawyers in Ontario and U.S. notified us that they received an email from the purported Caroline Ditlefsen of Knardrupveg and Malov Byvej with regards to a commercial debt collection scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud Page. For an explanation of how this fraud works… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Kawasan Osaki of Teach-Center Corp
An Alberta lawyer notified us that he received an email from the purported Kawasan Osaki of Teach-Center Corp with regards to a commercial debt collection scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud Page. For an explanation of how this fraud works see our Fraud Fact Sheet…. Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Jessica Li-Quang of Brownson Co Ltd
[Updated March 2014] Five Ontario lawyers and several overeseas (Serbia, Ecuador, Venezuala, Spain) notified us that he received an email from the purported Daiki Izawa of Japan General Appliance with regards to a commercial debt collection scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud Page. For an… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Daiki Izawa of Japan General Appliance
[updated July 2013] Twenty California lawyers notified us that they received an email from the purported Daiki Izawa of Japan General Appliance with regards to a commercial debt collection scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud Page. For an explanation of how this fraud works see… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Wei Mingzhu
An Ontario lawyer has notified us that he received an email from the purported Wei Mingzhu looking to retain him with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is similar to other frauds of this kind we have seen. For a full description of how this fraud works and to see other… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Frank Donnelly of Jaycar Electronics
An Ontario lawyer notified us that he received an email from the purported Nicola Lorenzi of Ansaldo Energia Company with regards to a commercial debt collection scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud Page. For an explanation of how this fraud works see our Fraud Fact… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Hanako Simmons
Over 80 lawyers in the U.S. have notified us that they were contacted by the purported Hanako Simmons with regards to a to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Grace Bong
An Ontario lawyer notified us that he was contacted by the purported Grace Bong with regards to a to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud Warnings