The Law Society and the Lawyers Indemnity Fund regularly communicate risk management and fraud-related information to lawyers to help you avoid becoming the tool or dupe of a fraudster client. Materials relating specifically to the bad cheque scam are listed below.
Phony debt collection (includes collecting on outstanding loans, commercial debts and settlement agreements)
Phony debt collection nets scammer $500,000
Notice to the Profession, August 4, 2016
Lawyer caught in bad cheque scam
Practice Watch, Benchers' Bulletin, 2013 No. 3 Fall
What’s new in scams against BC lawyers?
Practice Watch (p. 8), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2012 No. 3 Fall
Scam alerts
Practice Watch (p. 11), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2012 No. 2 Summer
Phony debt collection twist
Notice to the Profession, January 6, 2012
BC law firm falls victim to bad cheque scam
Notice to the Profession, December 15, 2011
More bad cheque scams
Practice Watch (p. 12), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2011 No. 4 Winter
Bad cheque scams – new twists and confidentiality obligations
Practice Watch (p. 16), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2011 No. 3 Fall
Phony debt collection scams take many forms
Fraud Alert, July 21, 2011
Phony debt collection scams a plague - new twists
Practice Watch (p. 10), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2010, No. 2 Summer
Fictitious lawyers and other twists to the phony debt collection scam
Practice Watch (p. 10), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2010 No. 3 Fall
New twist on phony debt collection scam
Practice Watch (p. 11), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2009 No. 3 Fall
Scams, scams and more scams
Practice Watch (p. 20), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2008 No. 4 October
BC law firm victim of counterfeit scam
Notice to the Profession, September 16, 2008
How fraudsters use your trust account – counterfeit cheques and bank draft scams
Practice Watch (p. 18), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2008 No. 3 July
Cautions on cash and new scams
Practice Watch (p. 21), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2008 No. 2 May
Counterfeit bank drafts — yet another trust account scam
Notice to the Profession, May 5, 2008
Phony debt collection in the matrimonial context
Bad cheque scam attempts using LinkedIn
Practice Watch, Benchers' Bulletin, 2013 No. 4 Winter
BC law firm falls victim to bad cheque scam
Notice to the Profession December 15, 2011
Matrimonial debt collection scam ubiquitous
Practice Watch (p. 16), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2010 No. 1 Spring
Matrimonial debt collection
Practice Watch (p. 18), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2009 No. 4 Winter
Fictitious lawyers and other twists to the phony debt collection scam
Practice Watch (p. 10), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2010 No. 3 Fall
Phony business loan (includes other phony commercial transactions)
New variations on the bad cheque scam – mergers, surety bond services
Practice Watch (p. 11), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2013 No. 2 Summer
Lawyers targeted in new fraud scheme — incorporation and a small business loan
Notice to the Profession, May 14, 2009
Fraud alert — counterfeit certified cheques
Notice to the Profession, January 22, 2008
Phony real estate conveyance or fake mortgage
Bad cheque scam – real estate purchase by Kin Hang Cheung
Notice to the Profession, June 1, 2012
Update: 12 lawyers report this scam – law firms targeted before a long weekend
e-Brief, June 26, 2012
Attention real estate practitioners: Fake law firm website used in new variation of bad cheque scam
Notice to the Profession, May 2, 2011
On-line mortgage referral program
Practice Watch (p. 18), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2009 No. 4 Winter
Craigslist – scamsters preying on legitimate sellers
Practice Watch (p. 10), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2009 No. 3 Fall
Fraudsters falsifying ID of major banks in counterfeit bank drafts mortgage deals
Notice to the Profession, June 19, 2009
Attention real estate practitioners: A variation on the bad cheque scam
Notice to the Profession, December 15, 2008
Retainer overpayment and refund ruse
Retainer overpayment and refund scam
Practice Watch (p. 17), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2010 No. 1 Spring
General
Recent scam attempts and fraud prevention
Practice Advice (p. 11), Benchers' Bulletin, 2019 No. 1 Spring
Recent scam attempts against BC lawyers
Practice Advice (p. 12), Benchers' Bulletin, 2018 No. 4 Winter
Scams against lawyers persist – What are they and what can you do about them?
Practice Advice (p. 9), Benchers' Bulletin, 2018 No. 2 Summer
Scams against lawyers – What are they and what can you do about them?
Practice Advice (p. 12), Benchers' Bulletin, 2016 No. 3 Fall
Help thwart scams – follow the client ID rules and beware of changes to payment instructions
Practice Watch (p. 13), Benchers' Bulletin, 2015: No. 2 Summer
Phony referrals and other scams
Practice Watch (p. 16), Benchers' Bulletin, 2014 No. 1 Spring
Bad cheque scam attempts using LinkedIn
Practice Watch, Benchers' Bulletin, 2013 No. 4 Winter
Scam alerts
Practice Watch (p. 11), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2012 No. 2 Summer
The bad cheque scam (fake certified cheques and other negotiable instruments) and Verifying the identity of a client outside of Canada
Practice Watch (p. 11), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2012 No. 1 Spring
Don’t be taken advantage of by dishonest clients – ethical guidelines and rules
Practice Watch (p. 16), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2011 No. 2 Summer
Fake law firm website using BC lawyer’s website content
Practice Watch (p. 12), Benchers’ Bulletin, 2011 No. 4 Winter