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- There is no lawyer. It’s a scammer. And if you email them, they’ll ask for personal information. Or money. Or both. And that life insurance payout? It doesn’t exist.
consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/08/did-you-get-letter-lawyer-about-cashing-someone-elses-life-insurance-policyDid you get a letter from a “lawyer” about cashing in on ...
Aug 24, 2023 · A fake law firm in Canada is sending letters to U.S. consumers pitching a scam on how to make money off of another person's life insurance policy.
- Gary Guthrie
Aug 18, 2023 · The FTC has heard reports from people in Korean, Vietnamese, and Latino communities who got letters in the mail from a supposed “lawyer” in Canada. The letter looks like it’s from a law firm and offers an “easy way” to get money using someone else’s life insurance policy. But it’s a scam.
I would ensure it's actually the law firm contacting you and not a scam. Usually a reputable law firm wouldn't go to low tactics like this and seems very unprofessional. Is the debt to this law firm or to someone else?
This is from TPH Law - a scammer group in Markham. They also send letters by snailmail from TPH and Saadi Law - another scammer in the same office at 110 Copper Creek Dr Suite 301 Markham, Ontario. If you are getting calls from them, check your credit score.
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The Alberta Lawyers Insurance Association (ALIA) has learned of a scam that involves what looks like legitimate emails with a Dropbox attachment or link. Appearing to be sent from a known contact, this phishing scam email works in several ways by exploiting the popularity of the file sharing service. For more information, please visit the ALIA webs...
The Law Society was informed about a recent fraud attempt on one of our Saskatchewan law firms that is considered unique (i.e., not the typical fraudulent cheque scam) and potentially disastrous in terms of the magnitude of monies that could have been lost. In this case, there was both a legitimate client and valid real estate transaction. The clie...
It has been reported that a number of members have been contacted by someone wishing to retain their services for the enforcement of spousal and child support payments. The details regarding this contract (subject to change, of course) are as follows: Names: Martha Herrera/Martha Bildy, Nicholas Bildy Email address: marvelcrush@outlook.com Total am...
Two fraud alerts have recently come to SLIA’s attention. The AvoidAClaim blog, created by LawPRO, offers daily insights on claims prevention and practice management, and warning about current frauds targeting lawyers. SLIA recommends members read a recent post, Recognizing the red flags of real estate scams involving corporate identity theft. Pleas...
The Law Society has been advised that two law firms have received Phishing emails containing an attachment. Please be very careful about opening emails with attachments. Extra caution is required in cases where the subject line is suspicious, the email is unexpected and unrelated to a known matter or there are spelling errors in the subject line or...
Further to the fraud alert posted on May 1, 2017, a number of firms advised that they have been contacted by someone using this scam; however, there is a new development. It appears the scammer is now using a similar domain used by the law firm; for instance, if a law firm uses the email address member@lawfirm.com, the scammer will use a similar em...
We are circulating an article about a fraud perpetrated on a lawyer in Ontario who hired an individual pretending to be a lawyer. It illustrates the importance of checking the credentials of a student at law or lawyer to ensure that they have active status with the Law Society when hiring. He turned his fake degree into a weapon’: Man posing as a l...
We were recently advised by a member about a new scam that is being circulated. This one is significantly different from previous scams, in that the email is addressed to a real person on your staff (i.e., office accountant), using your name as the sender, but with a different email address. The email asks your office staff to “process a payment” t...
A scammer recently attempted to have a member receive a fraudulent cheque into trust and pay out the proceeds before the cheque could be verified as fraudulent. Details…
A Saskatchewan law firm was recently contacted via email by someone from the Netherlands in search of a lawyer to assist in the drafting of a purchase and sale agreement with a buyer residing in the local area. To protect yourself from being a victim of such scams, please review the notice and emails.
Aug 16, 2019 · If you get a call from a person saying they represent a company or government agency and asking for personal information, hang up and call the number on your account statement or on the company or government agency’s website to verify.
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Aug 27, 2024 · "Citizens have reported receiving letters in the mail about a family inheritance from a lawyer, personalized to each recipient and requesting bank account details," South Simcoe police noted....
