Alerts

Warning: Telephone calls misusing the name of Law Limited

7 December 2021

Telephone calls have been made misusing the name of Law Limited in relation to supposed Foreign Exchange Trading.

What is the scam?

The SRA understands that a member of the public has received telephone calls from an individual called 'Mahmoud Hassan Alnoufi' claiming to be a solicitor at a genuine firm of solicitors in relation to supposed Foreign Exchange Trading.

The calls were made using a telephone number of '+447307489133'.

The caller provided a further telephone contact number of '+441519470289' and an email address of 'mahmoud@lawyera.live'.

The telephone calls misuse the name, Companies House number and a former registered postal address of a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).

Any business or transaction through the telephone numbers and email address above are not undertaken by an individual or firm authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Law Limited trading as Brooke Gordon Solicitors based at 105 Piccadilly London W1J 7NJ. The former address of the firm was Lower Ground Floor, 4-5 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE.

The genuine telephone number is 02038282872. The registered Companies House number is 05525294 and the email domain ends with @brookegordon.co.uk.

The genuine firm Law Limited has confirmed it has no connection to the alert above and it does not employ a staff member called 'Mahmoud Hassan Alnoufi'.

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.