Lawyer falls prey to Chinese ‘check scam’

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 11, 2011

Tags: Banks & Banking, Federal Courts, Judge Dennis Dohnal, Scams

It wasn’t a Nigerian prince, but a Chinese CEO who tripped up an Ashland lawyer in a newer version of a familiar scam that has the victim forwarding his own funds to cover a fake check. In the Asian version, the scammers may be a little more artful, in their stories and in their counterfeit checks. ...

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