Alerts
Warning: Emails and telephone calls misusing the name of LRS (Financial Services) Limited and Mark Miller
25 June 2025
Emails have been sent and telephone calls made misusing the name of LRS (Financial Services) Limited and Mark Miller in relation to supposed recovery of investment funds.
What is the scam?
The SRA has been informed that a number of emails and telephone calls have been made to members of the public purporting to be from companies claiming to work with a company owned by a genuine firm (see below), (referred to as 'the Connected Company'). One of the emails also misuses the name of a genuine solicitor at the genuine firm (see below).
It is understood that the sender of the emails and telephone calls falsely claim that they are contacting investors who are the victims of fraud committed by a liquidated company. They encourage the recipients to make a claim for recovery of funds which they falsely claim is being managing by the Connected Company. The emails encourage the recipients to contact the Connected Company using the false contact details provided in the email.
The emails were sent from the following email addresses:
- 'admin@lrslimited.co.uk'
- 'info@lilacadministration.com'
- 'admin@centralreshub.co.uk'
The emails also provide telephone numbers of '01789 576051' and '02088782273'.
The email sent from the email address 'admin@lrslimited.co.uk' also misuses the name of a genuine solicitor (see below) and the genuine registered address and company number of the Connected Company. The email also provides an alternative email address of 'info@lrslimited.co.uk'.
Any business or transaction through the email addresses 'info@lilacadministration.com', 'admin@lrslimited.co.uk', 'info@lrslimited.co.uk', 'admin@centralreshub.co.uk', and the telephone numbers '01789 576051' and '02088782273' is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised or regulated by the SRA.
Is there a genuine firm or person?
The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Lodders Solicitors LLP (SRA ID 465376). The SRA also authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Mark Miller (SRA ID 2736).
The genuine email domain of the firm is @Lodders.co.uk. The genuine telephone number of the firm is 01789 293259.
Lodders LLP owns the Connected Company which is called LRS (Financial Services) Limited. The SRA understands that the Connected Company is a service company. The SRA does not authorise or regulate the Connected Company.
Lodders LLP has confirmed that neither it or the Connected Company or Mark Miller has any connection to the emails and telephone calls in the above alert.
What should I do?
When a firm's or individual's identity has been copied exactly (or cloned), due diligence is necessary. If you receive correspondence claiming to be from the above firm(s) or individual(s), or information of a similar nature to that described, you should conduct your own due diligence by checking the authenticity of the correspondence by contacting the law firm directly by reliable and established means. You can contact the SRA to find out if individuals or firms are regulated and authorised by the SRA and verify an individual's or firm's practising details. Other verification methods, such as checking public records (e.g. telephone directories and company records) may be required in other circumstances.