Chinese American businessman contacts Canadian law firm to collect debt from Micron Technology. Law firm send cease and desist letter to Micron in Montreal. Micron quickly sends bank draft to law firm in partial payment of debt. Law firm contacts Micron to find out whether complete payment will be forthcoming; Accounting department at Micron advises that rest of debt will be sent in two weeks. Law firm contacts businessman to advise receipt of partial payment for several hundred thousand dollars; Businessman presses law firm to remit payment from Micron to him. If law firm is not cautious it will send payment. Subsequently bank draft fails to clear. If law firm is careful, it will hold on to cheque to ensure it clears, if not, it will be scammed.
Law firm is unable to confirm with the real Micron Technology, Inc., in Boise Idaho, that it is not associated with Micron Technology in Montreal. Micron needs to assist in stamping out this fraud by providing accurate information to those making genuine inquiries.
Steinberg Morton Hope & Israel LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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