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Warning: A website for 'Handy Harris Law Firm' misusing the photographs of genuine solicitors
3 April 2022
The website 'www.handyharrislawfirm.com' is operating
What is the scam?
The website 'www.handyharrislawfirm.com' is operating. The website claims to be for a law firm called 'Handy Harris Law Firm', but it is misusing the photographs of various genuine solicitors (see below).
The website provides an as email address of 'lawoffice@handyharrislawfirm.com' together with an address in Richmond and what appears to be an American telephone number .
The website also claims to employ people called 'Amelia Fox', 'Ella Isabelle', 'Sienna Imogen', 'Mila Erin', 'Toby Jaxon', 'Maurice Fynn', 'Noah Brown' and 'Eleanor Lola'.
The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Handy Harris Law Firm' nor does it authorise or regulate solicitors called 'Amelia Fox', 'Ella Isabelle', 'Sienna Imogen', 'Mila Erin', 'Toby Jaxon', 'Maurice Fynn', 'Noah Brown' and 'Eleanor Lola'.
Any business or transactions through 'Handy Harris Law Firm' or the website referred to above, is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Is there a genuine firm or person?
The SRA authorises and regulates genuine solicitors called Benedikte Malling Bech, Lesley King, Victoria Fletcher, Sarah Noake, Mark Sullivan, Alexander Blain and a number of solicitors called Helen Smith.
The genuine solicitors above whose photographs have been misused have confirmed that although their photographs have been misused on the website referred to in the above alert, they do not have any genuine connection to the website.
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.
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Update 21 September 2023
Andy Harris Law Firm
Emails continue to be sent from an individual claiming to be from Andy Harris Law Firm.
The SRA has been informed an individual claiming to be from Andy Harris Law Firm sent emails regarding a supposed unclaimed inheritance in relation to the recipient’s friend. The following multiple websites are also operating where various names are being used such as Andy Harris, Handy Harris, Andy Harrison and Andy Hariss.:
- https://andyharrisfirm.uk
- https://www.andyharrisatlaw.com/index.html
- https://barristerandyharris.co.uk/
- https://andyharrisllp.com
- https://handyharrislawfirm.com
- https://faimlaw.com/
- https://www.andyharrisonfirm.com/
- https://andyharrislegal.com/index.html
The websites also continue to misuse the photographs of genuine solicitors.
Any business or transactions through the websites referred to above, is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.
The SRA does not regulate any individuals called Andy Harris, Handy Harris, Andy Harrison and Andy Hariss.