Alerts

Warning: Telephone scam misusing the name of Lynch Law

21 June 2021

A Telephone scam has been in operation misusing the name Jonathan Lynch of Lynch Law.

What is the scam?

Telephone calls have been made to members of the public from someone claiming to be from the Canadian Lottery in respect of winnings. The name of Jonathan Lynch of Lynch Law has been used in the scam and a telephone number claiming to belong to the firm has been given out.

The telephone number quoted as belonging to Lynch Law is 033 000 10786 and the telephone number quoted as belonging to the Canadian Lottery is 001 35 316 1116

Any business or transactions through the telephone numbers 033 000 10786 and 001 35 316 1116 are not undertaken by a solicitor's practice authorised and regulated by the SRA or by an individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Lynch Law whose head office address is Ashbourne House, 33 Bridge Street, Chepstow, NP16 5GA.  The genuine firm uses the email address 'jonathanlynch@lynchlaw.co.uk'  

The SRA also authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Jonathan Lynch who is employed at Lynch Law.

The genuine telephone number for Lynch Law is 07397 795 562 and its genuine SRA ID number is 654234. Lynch Law also use the genuine number (0049) 01768 106 1257 for clients based overseas.

The genuine firm of Lynch Law has confirmed that neither it nor the genuine solicitor, Jonathan Lynch, have any intended connection to the telephone scam referred to in the above alert. 

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.