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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.
FraudInfo's Posts
Commercial debt collection scam by Camiolo Roberto of A.S. Elettronica
A dozen U.S. lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Camiolo Roberto of A.S. Elettronica 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Harald Weissbrod of Bung Ingenieure Ag
Eight lawyers in the U.S. have notified us that she has received an email from the purported Harald Weissbrod of Bung Ingenieure Ag 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 Franca Accoroni of Elettronica Laser
A lawyer in Ontario and five in the U.S. have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Franca Accoroni of Elettronica Laser 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Micheal Alghun
[Updated August 2013] A dozen lawyers in Ontario and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Micheal Alghun 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Johan Molin of Assa Abloy
Lawyers in Ontario, Ohio and Montana have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Johan Molin of Assa Abloy 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 Jose Hermida of Alliance Machining Technologies (or Lindmark Machining Technologies)
A lawyer in Ontario and one in New York have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Jose Hermida of Alliance Machining Technologies (or Lindmark Machining Technologies) 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 WarningsSpring clean your practice!
We had flurries last night here in Ontario – but we’re not fooled: spring is around the corner. Time to roll up the slush mats and slide in the bug screens. We challenge you, in the next month or two, to bring a little of the spirit of spring cleaning to your legal practice. What… Read More »
Categories: Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Ichiro Itoh
A Toronto lawyer has notified us that they have received an email 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. Here is the initial email: From: Ichiro Itoh Subject:… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings