Business ProfileforChau Law Professional Corporation
Current Alerts For This Business
BBB Serving the Atlantic Provinces has concluded an Investigation into the status of Chau Law Professional Corporation and is satisfied by the results of our investigation that Chau Law Professional Corporation is not a legitimate law firm.
The investigation
was prompted by reports from consumers as well as the Halifax Regional Police.
Consumers report that this business makes
contact, primarily via fax, claiming that the law firm represents the estate of
a person with the same family name and that the consumer appears to be the
inheritor of a large estate.
The consumer is requested to contact
Richard Chau to make arrangements for the processing of the “estate” funds.
Contact information on the fax and on
the now disabled website for Chau Law Professional Corporation indicated that
the Law firm had offices in Halifax, Nova Scotia and in Toronto, Ontario.
When a search of
the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Directory of Lawyers
returned no results for Richard Chau Law, we contacted the Barristers’ Society
for confirmation that this is definitive proof that the lawyer is not
a current member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.
This was confirmed by the General Counsel for the Nova Scotia Barristers’
Society who also noted that Richard Chau is not a
current member of the Law Society of Ontario.
This fraud appears to be a variation of
the Nigerian Prince letter scam.
BBB advises you to be leery of the following scams:
Beneficiary of a will:
An e-mail or fax claims that you are the named beneficiary in a will, to
inherit an estate worth a million or more. Your personal financial
information is needed to "prove" that you are the beneficiary
and to speed the transfer of your inheritance.
Bogus cashier checks:
People who have advertised an item for sale on the Internet are contacted
by an interested buyer from Africa or another country, who sends a
counterfeit cashier check or international money order for an amount much
larger than the asking price. His explanation varies as to why the amount
is that large. Nonetheless, the seller is asked to deposit the check into
their banking account and wire the difference to the purchaser. Those
victims that do not wait for the bank to verify the legitimacy of the check,
and wire the money as requested, can end up losing thousands of dollars.
Be aware that it can take a week or more for banks to receive word that a
check is fake.
BBB advises consumers
to:
Research the Directory of Lawyers for your local Law Society for verification of a lawyer’s credentials.
Be leery when strangers are eager to place unexpected, large amounts of money at your disposal, in exchange for your bank account number or other personal or financial information.
And be aware that Cashier checks and money orders can be counterfeit. When a stranger sends a check or money offer to purchase a product or service from you, consult with your bank about the time it will take to verify the check, and wait for the funds to clear.
Please contact your local police if you
receive a suspicious solicitation and always check with your local BBB.
At-a-glance
Business Details
- Location of This Business
- Halifax, NS B3J 3N2
- BBB File Opened:
- 5/5/2020
- Business Management
- Mr. Richard Chau, Director
- Contact Information
Principal
- Mr. Richard Chau, Director
Customer Contact
- Mr. Richard Chau, Director
Customer Complaints
0 Customer Complaints
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