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The email below, from an unknown sender, was sent to my wife yesterday. There was a PDF attachment and when I tried to open it my security system alerted me that it was trying to send me to an untrustworthy site, so I blocked it. What we did find out is that "law.com" is a non-existent website, there is no certified lawyer in Ontario named Robert Dexter and Canada does not use "attorney," it uses "lawyer."
Dear J__ H____,I and am writing you about an accusation against you . You are required to respond to the attached accusation within 10 days after this notice is served on you.Failure to file an answer denying the allegations will result in a judgment against you, and action may be taken by the plaintiff or his/her attorney to satisfy the judgment.Regards,Robert DexterAttorney for PlaintiffRobert Dexter & Associates.4 Carlton Sreet, Suit 1400Toronto, Ontairo M5B 1J3,Canada.
Dear J__ H____,
I and am writing you about an accusation against you . You are required to respond to the attached accusation within 10 days after this notice is served on you.
Failure to file an answer denying the allegations will result in a judgment against you, and action may be taken by the plaintiff or his/her attorney to satisfy the judgment.
Regards,
Robert Dexter
Attorney for Plaintiff
Robert Dexter & Associates.
4 Carlton Sreet, Suit 1400
Toronto, Ontairo M5B 1J3,
Canada.
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Just received one from Thomas Paisley from tlpaisleysr-live.com with the same contents. An accusation has been made against you. You have 20 calendar days after this summons is served on you to file a written response to the attached complaint.Failure to file an answer denying the allegations will result in a judgment against you, and action may be taken by the plaintiff's attorney to satisfy the judgment.Regards,Thomas
Got a variation of this email from an email address called daviswrit-gmail.com.Dear (name removed), an accusation has been made against you. You have 20 calendar days after this summons is served on you to file a written response to the attached complaint. Failure to file an answer denying the allegations will result in a judgment against you, and action may be taken by the plaintiff or his/her attorney to satisfy the judgment.Regards,Davis wright.Attorney for PlaintiffThe PDF attachment had an Abode creative cloud link in it to a stone carver in India whose website I guess has been compromised.
I have had the same email. I tried looking the lawyer up. The Law Society of Upper Canada doesn't list a Robert Dexter either. Also, I don't know a single lawyer who would have a nice grammatical error in their text ... "I and am ..."
Received a similar email today from someone name Lois Sam (email address:fuzlets-msn.com-"Dear x*x, an accusation has been made against you. You have 20 calendar days after this summons is served on you to file a written response to the attached complaint.Failure to file an answer denying the allegations will result in a judgment against you, and action may be taken by the plaintiff or his/her attorney to satisfy the judgment."
