Scam Type: Phishing or Malware
Scam alert from the Solicitors Regulation Authority website:
Emails have been sent which falsely claim to be sent from Haydn Jones, Partner at Band Hatton Button Solicitors.
The SRA has seen copies of the false emails, which refer to a “Signed Signature/Correction Page" in the subject header. The false emails invite the recipient to click on a link to check a document. A concern is that the link may contain malware.
One email falsely appears as if sent from a genuine email address at a genuine firm, but provides an incorrect telephone number for the firm of “024 7653 2121†and an incorrect direct number for the genuine solicitor of “024 7659 3102†. A second email also includes these telephone numbers and appears as if sent from the genuine solicitor, but has actually been sent from the email address “info@almayasi.comâ€.
Any business or transactions through the above email address or telephone numbers, or through emails quoting these telephone numbers for the genuine firm or solicitor, are not undertaken by a solicitor authorised or regulated by the SRA.