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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 Adriana (or Marco) Altosinno
A lawyer in California and one in New Jersey have notified us that they received an email from the purported Adriana Altosinno of Olivetti S.P.A or Marco Altosinno of A.M.P Pisani with regards to a commercial debt collection scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud Page…. Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Antonio Bagio of Marima Srl
A lawyer in New York has notified us that he received an email from the purported Antonio Bagio of Marima Srl 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 WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Aina Mikaela of Axis Communications
A lawyer in Ontario and one in Quebec have notified us that they received an email from the purported Aina Mikaela of Axis Communications 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Crystal Hokkien
Three lawyers in the U.S. have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Crystal Hokkien 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Hiroshi Tanaka of Ota Shinji Leasing Co.
An Ontario lawyer has notified us that he has received an email from the purported Hiroshi Tanaka of Ota Shinji Leasing Co 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 WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Linda Chan
An Ontario lawyer has notified us that he’s been contacted by the purported Linda Chan 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Dalen Beil
Four U.S. lawyers and one in Australia have notified us that they received an email from the purported Dalen Beil 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 works… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Rina (or Tina) Walton (or Waltson)
[Updated Dec 2013] Nearly 100 lawyers in Ontario and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Rina (or Tina) Walton (or Waltson) 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud Warnings