SRA scam warnings
Birketts has been exposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as the subject of a scam after members of the public received emails purportedly from the UK Border Agency advising them to send money to the firm as well as identity documents.
Neither the telephone number or email used were connected to an SRA regulated person or practice and both had been used for previous scams.
On 5 August the regulator was notified of individuals claiming to be Addleshaw Goddard lawyers acting for a charitable trust inviting them to claim money from the organisation.
A number of other firms, such as Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Manches, Mills & Reeve and Simpson Millar were also subjects of scams. Therefore, the SRA recommends targets of scams to contact the law firms and check the SRA to verify firm’s details.
Source: thelawyer
