Ontario lawyers have recently been subjected to a new fraud scheme described in detail by Dan Pinnington of LawPro at http://www.slaw.ca/2009/05/11/warning-to-lawyers/ as: “In all cases, a previously unknown client retained the lawyer to do an incorporation three or four weeks ago. The client presented realistic looking photo ID (a newer Ontario driver licence). The lawyer completed the requested work and the client paid in full for the incorporation (usually with cash). CLIA insurance programs in Nova Scotia and Manitoba have also issued alerts to their insured members on learning of this scheme:
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