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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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Equipment purchase scam using the name Harrison Kinsman and Deqishan Medical Works
Two Ontario firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported Harrison Kinsman of Deqishan Medical Works looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (with a real company likely being impersonated) that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection fraud using the name James Borgenson
Two Ontario firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported James Borgenson looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into wiring… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsDivorce settlement scam using the name Vivian Xu
Three Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Vivian Xu looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This appears to be a 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 WarningsEquipment purchase scam using the names James Petersen and Rigs Engineering
Two Ontario firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported James Petersen of Rigs Engineering looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (with a real company likely being impersonated) that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsEquipment purchase scam using the names Craig Harvie and Vroon Offshore
Two Ontario firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported Craig Harvie of Vroon Offshore looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (with a real company likely being impersonated) that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsDivorce settlement scam using the name Sun-Hi Dong
Two firms in the Dominican Republic notified us that they received an email from the purported Sun-Hi Dong looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsEquipment purchase scam using the names Johan Boosma and Boomsma Shipping BV
Five Ontario firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported Johan Boosma and Boomsma Shipping BV looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (with a real company likely being impersonated) that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsBreach of IP agreement scam using the names Khor Thiam and AVI-Tech Electronics
Firms in Utah and California notified us that they received an email from the purported Khor Thiam of AVI-Tech Electronics looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a copyright agreement. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (likely impersonating a real company) that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights Fraud