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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 Ericksen Aker
An Ontario lawyer notified us that they have received an email from the purported Ericksen Aker 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 this fraud works see our Fraud Fact Sheet. Here is… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsSeparation agreement scam by Sapphire Nikkori
Two lawyers in Ontario and one in New York have notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Sapphire Nikkori 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… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Val Daniels and Kenneth Saxe of Master-Cut Tool Company
Lawyers in New Jersey and Florida have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Val Daniels and Kenneth Sax of Master-Cut Tool Company 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Mori Matsuo
A lawyer in West Virginia and one in Ontario have notified us that they have received an email from the purported Mori Matsuo 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 this fraud works… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Jackson Lawre
An Ontario lawyer and one in Texas have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Jackson Lawre 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 WarningsBreach of employment agreement scam by Tatsuo Saito
An Ontario lawyers has notified us that they’ve been contacted by the purported Tatsuo Saito 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 WarningsBusiness debt collection scam by Joe Van Hae
Four Ontario lawyers have notified us that they’ve received an email from the purported Joe Van Hae 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… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam by Siwan Park of Renesas Electronics
A lawyer in Washington, DC has notified us that they have received an email from the purported Siwan Park of Renesas Electronics 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 this fraud works see… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud Warnings