Subject: RE: Collection Issue....Please Reply
Thanks getting back to me. I represent Larsen Fabrics Limited and we are based in United Kingdom. We request your representation to counsel us in litigation and enable us collect a debt owed to us in the amount $900,000.00USD by a delinquent seller in your jurisdiction.
Screenmakers Northwest
3925 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Seattle, WA 98108-1545
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 and accompanied with legal action and litigation will push for the accounts to be paid to effectively.
We happened to have place an order of Machinery Equipment 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 August of 2010 and our calculation shows that delivery is above three 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 90 days.
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 slip. This will enable your firm start working on this case. I will also call you to follow up on this matter once your firm has agreed to take on this case.
We thank you for your business as we look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Robert Larsen.
President
Larsen Fabrics Ltd
19-23 Grosvenor HilL,
London, UK W1K3QD.
www.larsenfabrics.com
Tel:+447035968345
Fax:+448447747789
Received the same local business request for Salem, MA.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand exactly. How does this scam work? It doesn't seem like any money comes out of the attorney...
ReplyDeleteWe 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.
ReplyDeleteWe also got an email from a Steven Larsen for a business in Anchorage, AK.
ReplyDeleteWe also got an email from Steven Larsen for a business in Winnipeg, then a check was sent from the supposed debtor.
ReplyDeleteHow 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.>
ReplyDeleteFrom:Larsen Fabrics Ltd [info@textiles.com]
Re: Service For Collection
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
Sincerely,
Steven
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.
DeleteSame 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.
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ReplyDeleteGood 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.
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.
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.
Thank you so much as i look forward to hear from you.
Bailey Chandler.
Waist Recycling Group.
Common Road,
Beccles, Suffolk NR34 0BL
Tell: +447035966612
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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteDear Counsel,
ReplyDeleteI 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.
Regards,
Robert Larsen.
Received similar email in Atlanta from Robert Larsen.
ReplyDeleteReceived 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.
ReplyDeleteI just received an email from Stephen Larsen, the same that Anonymous (August 30, 5:34pm) received.
ReplyDeleteI just received the following in New Rochelle, NY:
ReplyDeletehanks James for your urgent reply. I represent Larsen Fabrics Limited. We are based in United Kingdom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lloyd Machinery Ltd.
165 Huguenot St.
New Rochelle, NY 10802
We will like to have a telephone conference with you on this issue as to let you know further details of this transaction.
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.
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.
We thank you for your business as we look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Steven Larsen.
President
Larsen Fabrics Limited
19-23 Grosvenor Hill,
London, W1K 3QD UK.
Tel:+447045706686
Top of the day . I represent Larsen Fabrics Limited. We are based in United Kingdom.
ReplyDeleteWe got your contact information from the online Lawyers Directory as a result of our search for reliable firm to provide legal services as requested.
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)
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.
ReplyDeleteReceived this today in Duluth, MN. No mention of jurisdiction, etc.
ReplyDeleteDear Counsel,
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.
Regards,
Robert Larsen.
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...
ReplyDeleteI received the same basic e-mail:
ReplyDeleteGood 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.
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.
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
Thank you so much as i look forward to hear from you.
Fam Kay.
Waist Recycling Group.
Common Road,
Beccles, Suffolk NR34 0BL
Tell: +447035966612
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.
ReplyDeleteI have asked them for a $50,000.00 retainer in lieu of a contingency fee. The clearing of that check will be miraculous.
ReplyDelete"Robert Larsen" also contacted us, a law firm in Germany. Same method, same amount ...
ReplyDeleteThey've also connected with the Studying Evening Post - which printing the KTL logo on small business experiences - to help propagate the word.
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