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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 Ludvik Harald
Six Ontario lawyers and one in Illinois have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Ludvik Harald 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 WarningsCommercial debt collectin scam by Sebastian Aksel of JSC Tosmare Shipyard
Six lawyers in Canada and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Sebastian Aksel 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 WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Akai Han
[Updated Dec 2013] Five Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Akai Han 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 and… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Rufus Young
Five Ontario lawyers notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Rufus Young 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 and to see other names attached… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Akio Wu Ryo
Fifteen Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Akio Wu Ryo 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 and to see other… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Gary Seiders (or Gary Seidel or Gary Seidner)
[Updated March 2014] Fifty lawyers in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada and the U.S. have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Gary Seiders or (Gary Seidel or Gary Seidner) looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is similar to other frauds of this… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Hiroshi Kitagawa of Eta Electric Industry Co.
An Ontario lawyer and a lawyer in Pennsylvania notified us that they have received an email from the purported Hiroshi Kitagawa of Eta Electric Industry Co. with regards to a commercial debt litigation 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 WarningsBreach of IP agreement scam by Shigeru Hayashim of Dai Nippon Printing Co.
A lawyer in Ontario and one in California have reported to us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Shigeru Hayashim of Dai Nippon Printing Co. with regards to retaining their services to collect on a breach of an IP agreement. For details of how this scam works and to see other names associated with… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights Fraud