[Warning] Possible fraud by persons impersonating N&A personnel

Nishimura & Asahi has received information that persons falsely claiming to work at N&A have used the name of our firm, and made other false claims, in attempts to commit fraud. Our firm and its members have not been involved in any of these occurrences.

If someone unknown to you contacts you using the name of our firm and/or a firm member, please thoroughly confirm and verify the person’s identity. If you have any concerns, please contact us by email or telephone at the addresses at the bottom of this message.

• Suspicious telephone calls or emails from individuals claiming to be N&A lawyers or clients
  
  Cases:

• Sending a notice alleging unauthorized use of a customer’s copyrighted content, requesting removal of the content and implementation of measures to prevent recurrence, and, under the pretext of conducting an additional investigation, demanding the provision of contact details and other personal information.
• Claiming that a romance fraud group in Singapore has been arrested and that the full amount of the victim’s losses will be recovered, and requesting the provision of personal information or the transfer of cryptocurrency via messaging applications such as Signal.
• An individual impersonating a lawyer from our firm contacts victims via social media, falsely claiming to be a lawyer who can recover losses from investment fraud.
• An individual impersonating a lawyer from our firm contacts victims via LINE and presents a forged identification document.
• An individual impersonating a lawyer from our firm states that, even if inquiries are made to our firm, the firm will not acknowledge the engagement due to confidentiality obligations, and requests the execution of a confidentiality agreement.

• Situations where our firm’s name and/or lawyers’ names and email addresses appear on possible phishing websites or sites suspected of committing fraud
• Social media accounts abusing photos of our lawyers, professionals, or staff members
• Forged certificates of enrollment, agreement letters, and attestations containing our firm’s name, created and provided via email
• Situations in which an individual swindled money, in the form of a commission fee, by claiming that he/she would arrange legal consultations with our lawyers.
• Fraudulent use of false business cards and receipts, posing as our lawyers, to defraud money

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Nishimura & Asahi

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