Scam alerts round-up
Overview of recent scam activity
Our round up highlights the latest high-risk scams for both members of the public and solicitors.
We want to help people make well-informed choices about using legal services. As well as supporting solicitors to help keep their firm safe.
In the last three months, from 1 May 2025 to 31 July 2025, we have published 149 scam alerts.
We have set out below a summary of the different platforms that have been used in these scams.
Inheritance entitlement to money (3)
- Email sent misusing the name of Precision Legal Limited
- Correspondence misusing the name of Rosenblatt Law Limited
- Documents sent claiming to be from an authorised and regulated company called Atlas Group
Emails/phishing/malware (51)
- Email misusing the names of Jonathan Bradley
- Emails misusing the name of Jackson Lees Group Ltd
- Emails sent falsely purporting to be from Cook & Talbot Limited
Bogus firms (12)
- Website for 'LegalLens Law Firm' claiming to be a law firm
- Website for A.V.A Mitchell & Co
- Website misusing the details of Beck Fitzgerald Ltd
Other (83)
- Document misusing the name of the Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Documents misusing the name and address of Equal Justice Ltd
- Correspondence from 'Lewis Napley & Partners LLP'
What you should do
Members of the public
- Check that any unexpected correspondence received is genuine - particularly if it asks you to provide personal information, funds or informs you of new bank details - by contacting the law firm directly by reliable and established means.
- You can Contact us to find out if a solicitor or law firm is regulated and authorised by the SRA.
- You may also need to verify details independently, such as checking public records (eg. telephone directories and company records) in some circumstances.
Solicitors and law firms
Useful resources to help keep your firm safe:
Last updated: September 2025 | Next update due: November 2025