Emails: marjoriestones@hotmail.co.uk, heatheruncles@hotmail.co.uk, amandahuckvale@hotmail.co.uk & kcelectricalplus@hotmail.com
Domain: jmmw.co.uk
Scam Type: Phishing or Malware
Scam Alert from the Solicitors Regulation Authority website:
The domain jmmw.co.uk is not registered.The SRA has seen copies of emails, which refer to an attached “exchange of contract and remittance detailsâ€. A concern is that the attachment may contain malware if opened.
The emails give the impression of having been sent from a genuine firm, but have actually been sent from the email addresses “marjoriestones@hotmail.co.ukâ€, “heatheruncles@hotmail.co.ukâ€, “amandahuckvale@hotmail.co.uk†and “Kim Cotton (kcelectricalplus@hotmail.com)â€. One email misuses the name of a genuine solicitor, Jodie Miller.
The emails provide a telephone number of “0161 899 2624â€, a fax number of “0161 897 1826†and a web address of†http://www.jmmw.co.ukâ€.
The SRA does not authorise or regulate any solicitors by the name of Marjorie Stones, Heather Uncles, Amanda Huckvale or Kim Cotton.
Any business or transactions carried out through the details given above are not undertaken by a genuine solicitor’s practice or individuals authorised or regulated by the SRA.