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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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Unfair dismissal scam by Julian Ford
A Pennsylvania lawyer has notified us that he was contacted by the purported Julian Ford with regards to a breach of employment agreement scam. In this type of fraud the lawyer is retained to demand a settlement from an employer or employee, and is similar to workplace injury settlement scams we’ve seen. The fraudster will… Read More »
Categories: Employee Injury / Dismissal Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Amato Ciro Cosimo of Mediamarket S.P.A.
A lawyer in North Carolina notified us that he received an email from the purported Amato Ciro Cosimo of Mediamarket S.P.A. 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Moises Garcia Inoue
Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Moises Garcia Inoue 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Jon Pin Kazutaka of NBF Hibiya Building
A lawyer in New York notified us that he received an email from the purported Jon Pin Kazutaka of NBF Hibiya Building 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 Yu Sheng Li
An Ontario lawyer has notified us that he received an email from the purported Yu Sheng Li 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Catherine Brueggemann
A lawyer in Pennsylvania and one in Michigan have notified us that they received an email from the purported Catherine Brueggemann looking to retain them 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Wang Osamu of Wuhan Iron & Steel
A lawyer in the UK notified us that they received an email from the purported Wang Osamu of Wuhan Iron & Steel 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 Elizabeth Kreuger
Three lawyers from different provinces and one in California notified us that they received an email from the purported Elizabeth Kreuger looking to retain them 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings