tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post3834969585244718772..comments2024-03-25T09:57:56.095-07:00Comments on Attorney Email Scams: Variation Use Local BusinessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-57103948847661258172012-08-13T07:59:55.224-07:002012-08-13T07:59:55.224-07:00They've also connected with the Studying Eveni...They've also connected with the Studying Evening Post - which printing the KTL logo on small business experiences - to help propagate the word.Dayton Corporate Lawhttp://www.altickcorwin.com/practice-areas/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-25062416486924938272012-05-08T10:05:39.964-07:002012-05-08T10:05:39.964-07:00"Robert Larsen" also contacted us, a law..."Robert Larsen" also contacted us, a law firm in Germany. Same method, same amount ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-39802649617328161242012-04-13T11:41:47.755-07:002012-04-13T11:41:47.755-07:00They will send a check for more than the retainer ...They will send a check for more than the retainer and ask for you to send the overage back to them by cashier's check usually before the check they sent you has time to clear or in this case there will be insufficient funds. So you are out of your money because the company does not exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-66122737377361980532012-04-05T12:22:37.317-07:002012-04-05T12:22:37.317-07:00I have asked them for a $50,000.00 retainer in lie...I have asked them for a $50,000.00 retainer in lieu of a contingency fee. The clearing of that check will be miraculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-2239482876793350462011-12-06T10:36:14.624-08:002011-12-06T10:36:14.624-08:00We are a firm in Dayton, Ohio, and got the email f...We are a firm in Dayton, Ohio, and got the email from a "Steven Lawson", purporting to be the President of Larson Fabrics Limited, trying to collect a $900,000 debt against a Dayton company. This is the second time we have been targeted like this. First time seemed real, client even sent us a retainer check for the amount we requested, but the same day we got his "retainer" check, we also got a check from the debtor in the amount of almost $400,000. Both checks were drawn on banks out of Canada, and both were counterfeit. We were told by Key Bank that there is really no way to catch these people, and that is the sad part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-35421706334105616382011-12-05T15:08:01.674-08:002011-12-05T15:08:01.674-08:00I received the same basic e-mail:
Good day to you...I received the same basic e-mail:<br /><br />Good day to you. I will call you tomorrow but before then let me give you a brief of the transaction so that you can run a conflict check.<br /><br />I represent Waist Recycling Group, United Kingdom, My company happened to have place an order for Recycling Machinery Equipments worth $1,800,000.00 from MGM Equipment Source, (Address Omitted), (City Omitted), (State/Zip Omitted), and they demanded we pay 50 percent of the funds ($900,000.00USD) before delivering our products. Payment to the seller was made in August of 2010 and our calculation shows that delivery is about five Months late, for the regular purchase agreement requires seller to effect goods not later than 60 days upon payment or legal action may be enforced if delivery delay exceeds 120 days.<br /> <br />It will be very helpful if we receive your retainer agreement for review please have it sent to our administrative Email account (wrg@admin.in.th) This will enable our board decide on the conditions of the retainer in our next board meeting. Also once we have reviewed your agreement I will forward you supporting documents i.e., proof of payment, sales invoice, Wire transfer document. This will enable your firm start working on this case. I will be sending you an email via the company administrative email account in your responds to this mail<br /><br />Thank you so much as i look forward to hear from you.<br /><br />Fam Kay.<br />Waist Recycling Group.<br />Common Road,<br />Beccles, Suffolk NR34 0BL<br />Tell: +447035966612Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-85302114143788744532011-10-28T07:22:21.870-07:002011-10-28T07:22:21.870-07:00It has landed in Maryland. Thanks. I was having tr...It has landed in Maryland. Thanks. I was having trouble finding anything at all while seeing if it was legit. Has anyone reported this to the FBI? It needs to get out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-74661428606498039732011-10-27T08:11:44.946-07:002011-10-27T08:11:44.946-07:00Received this today in Duluth, MN. No mention of ...Received this today in Duluth, MN. No mention of jurisdiction, etc.<br /><br />Dear Counsel,<br /><br /><br />I need a Business/Commercial litigation lawyer who can handle a collection issue. Please let know if you can be of assistance to me or If not a referral could be helpful.<br /><br /><br />Regards,<br />Robert Larsen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-23588739734241246112011-10-13T02:55:53.288-07:002011-10-13T02:55:53.288-07:00It was amazing. I must be a super duper collectio...It was amazing. I must be a super duper collection attorney. At first I "accepted" the claim, having just read in The Florida Bar News of an identical scam, and thought I would assist in the government's task force investigating there. Then I said to myself, self, what is the point? There are plenty of others out there, why should I get on anyone else's radar screen, so wrote to "client" to advise I would not be able to handle. OH NO, writes the client, a check is ALREADY IN THE MAIL TO ME. Geez, I must be such a super collection attorney, I don't even have to write a letter or make a phone call and the debtor is already putting a check in the mail to me. Obviously, only way for debtor to mail me anything is if "client" tells the debtor. And, we know that clients are always so honorable that they would not take a direct payment from a debtor and bypass the lawyer, right? But, it gets worse. What do I do with the check. Put it into my trust account so "they" can get the routing and account numbers? No way. Open another trust account just for that check? An awful lot of work. Ignore the check? Oh, sure, ignore a check for $320k, I am sure the local grievance committee would like to hear that. Called the Bar's ethics hotline, wondering how to explain that I did NOTHING on an $800k claim thereby not fulfilling my ethical obligation to zealously.....but this is so prevalent, the adviser stated that if I knew the check was phony that I had no obligation to a client which was engaged in fraudulent conduct. Called the bank the certified check was drawn on. Poor branch manager. First time in a long while that I felt sorry for a bank LOL. Some small bank getting hammered with all kinds of inquiries. I don't know about you all, but I simply do not get cases like this, and if it sounds too good to be true...Take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-82532463252316177582011-10-03T20:17:57.877-07:002011-10-03T20:17:57.877-07:00Top of the day . I represent Larsen Fabrics Limite...Top of the day . I represent Larsen Fabrics Limited. We are based in United Kingdom.<br /> <br />We got your contact information from the online Lawyers Directory as a result of our search for reliable firm to provide legal services as requested.<br /> <br />We request your representation to counsel us in litigation and enable us collect a debt owed to us in the amount of $900,000.00USD by a delinquent seller in your jurisdiction. We are of the opinion that once our presence is established in your state via a legal representative, our seller will have no option but comply with payment request. (This is a scam)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-62261575980185563942011-09-27T14:22:14.933-07:002011-09-27T14:22:14.933-07:00I just received the following in New Rochelle, NY:...I just received the following in New Rochelle, NY:<br /><br />hanks James for your urgent reply. I represent Larsen Fabrics Limited. We are based in United Kingdom.<br /> <br />We got your contact information from the online Lawyers Directory as a result of our search for reliable firm to provide legal services as requested.<br /> <br />We request your representation to counsel us in litigation and enable us collect a debt owed to us in the amount of $900,000.00USD by a delinquent seller in your jurisdiction. We are of the opinion that once our presence is established in your state via a legal representative, our seller will have no option but comply with payment request.<br /> <br />We believe that a normal scenario will require a phone call or demand letter from you to our seller if your services is retained. Although we believed that litigation should be applied as a last resort as we intend to preserve the relationship we have with our seller. Though we do hope not to resort to litigation unless all other options are exhausted but we will like the comfort of knowing that the option is available and letting our seller know that litigation may be enforced if the option becomes necessary.<br /> <br />We understand the concept of running a conflict check that is why we are providing our delinquent seller located in your state for your conflict check and to enable you present to us your retainer agreement for your services.<br /><br />Lloyd Machinery Ltd.<br />165 Huguenot St.<br />New Rochelle, NY 10802<br /><br />We will like to have a telephone conference with you on this issue as to let you know further details of this transaction.<br /> <br />We happened to have place an order for Machinery Equipments worth $1,800,000.00, and they demanded we pay 50 percent of the funds before delivering our products. Payment to the seller was made in December of 2010 and our calculation shows that delivery is about five Months late, for the regular purchase agreement requires seller to effect goods not later than 60 days upon payment or legal action may be enforced if delivery delay exceeds 120 days.<br /> <br />It will be very helpful if we receive your retainer agreement for review. This will enable our board decide on the conditions of the retainer in our next board meeting. Also once we have reviewed your agreement I will forward you supporting documents i.e., proof of payment, sales invoice, Wire transfer document. This will enable your firm start working on this case.<br /> <br />We thank you for your business as we look forward to your prompt response.<br /> <br />Sincerely,<br />Steven Larsen.<br />President<br />Larsen Fabrics Limited<br />19-23 Grosvenor Hill,<br />London, W1K 3QD UK.<br />Tel:+447045706686Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-84739306651989669512011-09-09T12:35:07.962-07:002011-09-09T12:35:07.962-07:00I just received an email from Stephen Larsen, the ...I just received an email from Stephen Larsen, the same that Anonymous (August 30, 5:34pm) received.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-48005725024348039092011-09-06T09:54:27.112-07:002011-09-06T09:54:27.112-07:00Received similar email in Los Angeles from Robert ...Received similar email in Los Angeles from Robert Larsen. Suspiciously poor grammar and, after checking status of alleged "debtor", would have been more suspicious if it could have/would have made a voluntary payment. "Robert Larsen" became more reticient as more supporting data was requested. Just wanted to retain firm and have it make demand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-87918301059670019952011-08-31T09:20:39.156-07:002011-08-31T09:20:39.156-07:00Received similar email in Atlanta from Robert Lars...Received similar email in Atlanta from Robert Larsen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-55331601158514146782011-08-30T18:15:12.361-07:002011-08-30T18:15:12.361-07:00Dear Counsel,
I need a Business/Commercial litig...Dear Counsel,<br /><br /><br />I need a Business/Commercial litigation lawyer who can handle a collection issue. Please let know if you can be of assistance to me or If not a referral could be helpful.<br /><br /><br />Regards,<br />Robert Larsen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-77355049205599649522011-08-30T17:34:52.752-07:002011-08-30T17:34:52.752-07:00I have seen this scam in many guises, lately they ...I have seen this scam in many guises, lately they ask the attorney to represent them, then magically, even without doing anything a fake bank cheque arrives for the debt amount in the name of the Law Firm's Trust Account. They ask you to bank it and transfer the money to them, then begin harassing the Law Firm about delay in processing the money to make them do it faster. A good fake cheque will pass the bank and within 2-4 business days the money will show in the account only a week or so later for head collections to reverse the transaction and leave the Law Firm's Trust Account in debit. It has worked on one firm I have heard of. They are banking on pressuring the firm to transfer money that doesn't exist before the Bank picks it up and dishonours the fake cheque.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-74614610972288286912011-08-30T07:02:53.621-07:002011-08-30T07:02:53.621-07:00They typically request a routing number and accoun...They typically request a routing number and account number for making deposits into your escrow account then they somehow try to wipe your account clean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-91675788038896639532011-08-29T08:11:06.421-07:002011-08-29T08:11:06.421-07:00Hello [Surname[?!]]
Good day to you. I will call ...Hello [Surname[?!]]<br /><br />Good day to you. I will call you tomorrow but before then let me give you a brife of the transaction so that you can run a conflict check.<br /> <br />I represent Waist Recycling Group, United Kingdom, My company happened to have place an order for Recycling Machinery Equipments worth $1,800,000.00 from [LOCAL BUSINESS, BUSINESS ADDRESS that does not actually make recycling machinery], and they demanded we pay 50 percent of the funds ($900,000.00USD) before delivering our products. Payment to the seller was made in August of 2010 and our calculation shows that delivery is about five Months late, for the regular purchase agreement requires seller to effect goods not later than 60 days upon payment or legal action may be enforced if delivery delay exceeds 120 days.<br /> <br />It will be very helpful if we receive your retainer agreement for review. This will enable our board decide on the conditions of the retainer in our next board meeting. Also once we have reviewed your agreement I will forward you supporting documents i.e., proof of payment, sales invoice, Wire transfer document. This will enable your firm start working on this case.<br /><br />Thank you so much as i look forward to hear from you.<br /><br />Bailey Chandler.<br />Waist Recycling Group.<br />Common Road,<br />Beccles, Suffolk NR34 0BL<br />Tell: +447035966612Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-64595443739116657772011-08-24T15:04:09.782-07:002011-08-24T15:04:09.782-07:00Same for Tallahassee, FL, with "Steven Larsen...Same for Tallahassee, FL, with "Steven Larsen" signing as president instead of Robert Larsen. I don't know what the scam is, but there surely is one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-82743512784466769762011-08-23T12:59:21.553-07:002011-08-23T12:59:21.553-07:00How it came to us. < Would a service that displ...How it came to us. < Would a service that displays emails as an image instead of text avoid this stuff? Perhaps not if it's just humans going through state Bar sites.> <br /><br />From:Larsen Fabrics Ltd [info@textiles.com]<br />Re: Service For Collection<br /><br />I need a commercial litigation lawyer to handle a collection.I will need a referral if this is not your practice. Thank you as I look forward to your response soonest<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />StevenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-61906497881405476382011-08-20T12:03:28.086-07:002011-08-20T12:03:28.086-07:00We also got an email from Steven Larsen for a busi...We also got an email from Steven Larsen for a business in Winnipeg, then a check was sent from the supposed debtor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-85296810028696102272011-08-19T14:52:00.685-07:002011-08-19T14:52:00.685-07:00We also got an email from a Steven Larsen for a bu...We also got an email from a Steven Larsen for a business in Anchorage, AK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-9464212022254430782011-08-19T08:30:40.962-07:002011-08-19T08:30:40.962-07:00We are located in Maine. We received the same sca...We are located in Maine. We received the same scam to the Firm's e-mail but from "Steven Larsen" and referencing a company in Kennebunk, Maine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-58011452274540763342011-08-15T09:41:11.454-07:002011-08-15T09:41:11.454-07:00I don't understand exactly. How does this scam...I don't understand exactly. How does this scam work? It doesn't seem like any money comes out of the attorney...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483719646229214192.post-87641328721452683692011-08-15T07:31:23.021-07:002011-08-15T07:31:23.021-07:00Received the same local business request for Salem...Received the same local business request for Salem, MA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com