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Scam alert from the Solicitors Regulation Authority website:
The SRA has received reports that emails have been sent to companies, claiming to relate to an investment that requires an initial retainer payment to the investor’s solicitor, “Joanne Heather Gray.â€
The emails seen by the SRA claim to be sent from investors and state that they are retired and “looking forward to make their first angel investment in any viable ventureâ€. The SRA understands that the emails advise the recipient that they must pay a legal fee, as a retainer, to the accredited solicitor who is “Joanne Heather Grayâ€.
The emails seen by the SRA gives the email address for “Joanne Heather Gray†as “j.h.gray@zoho.eu“ and a telephone number of +44(0)2031433607.
The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm of solicitors (or a recognised sole practice) by the name of “Joanne Heather Gray.â€
Any business or transactions through a “Joanne Heather Gray†using the email address or telephone number above are not undertaken by a solicitor’s practice or an individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Please don't confront scammers or tell them their details are on anti-scam sites. It will take them minutes to set up a new identity and existing warnings will be worthless.
Scam alert from the Solicitors Regulation Authority website:
The SRA have been informed that correspondence has been sent misusing the name of Lorraine Mary Morris (which is the name of a genuine solicitor), requesting payments to be made into bank accounts.
From the correspondence seen by the SRA, the documents relate to a supposed investment of US$1 million into a genuine start-up company based abroad.
One of the terms of the supposed finance agreement entered into was that "the Company will pay a reasonable legal fee to a liaison legal firm/business intelligence company accredited within the investors network capped at £10,000 GBP…[to cover the preparation and review of various documents]".
It appears that immediately after the finance agreement was signed, someone purporting to be "Lorraine Mary Morris - Independent Solicitor" contacted the company with terms of business and an invoice for £5,000, with an invoice for the second £5,000 following about a week later.
The correspondence and emails from “Lorraine Mary Morris – Independent Solicitor" seen by the SRA provide the following contact details:
an address of "7th Floor, 88 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7RS"
a telephone/fax number of 0203 143 3607
two email addresses: '1.m.morris@zoho.eu' and 'msmorris.404840@zoho.eu'
Any business or transactions through "Lorraine Mary Morris" through the contact details set out above are not undertaken by a firm or solicitor authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Please don't confront scammers or tell them their details are on anti-scam sites. It will take them minutes to set up a new identity and existing warnings will be worthless.
