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Warning: Email misusing the details of Morr & Co LLP regarding a supposedly unclaimed inheritance
9 June 2022
An email has been sent misusing the details of Morr & Co LLP regarding a supposedly unclaimed inheritance of a previously unknown relative.
What is the scam?
An email has been sent misusing the details of Morr & Co LLP regarding a supposedly unclaimed inheritance of a previously unknown relative.
The SRA has been advised that the email falsely claims to be from Jonathan Jacobs (see below) of 'Morrisons Solicitors PLLC' who is referred to as a “Senior Associate”.
The email is sent from the email address 'Jonathan.Jacobs1@outlook.com' and provides the contact number '+44 7418 349001'. It also misuses the genuine office address of a genuine firm (see below).
Any business or transaction through 'Morrisons Solicitors PLCC', the above email address and telephone number is not undertaken by an authorised solicitors' practice 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 Morr & Co LLP (which also trades as Morrisons Solicitors, Wheelers Solicitors and Harrops and Hepburn Solicitors). The firm’s head office address is Prospero, 73 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LQ.
The general email address for the firm is info@morrlaw.com and its telephone number is 01737 854500.
The SRA also authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Jonathan Jacobs who is a partner at the genuine firm of Morr & Co LLP.
Both the genuine firm of Morr & Co LLP and the genuine individual, Jonathan Jacobs, have confirmed that they have no connection to the email referred to in the above alert.
The SRA also authorises and regulates another genuine solicitor called Jonathan Jacobs, who works for a different firm and is also believed to have no connection to the email 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.
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