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Warning: Website for 'Gramdan Immigration Solicitors' claiming to be a law firm

23 October 2022

The website at 'www.gramdanimmigration.com/' has been operating falsely claiming to be a law firm in London called 'Gramdan Immigration Solicitors'.

What is the scam?

(First published 26 September 2020)

The website at 'www.gramdanimmigration.com/' has been operating falsely claiming to be a law firm called 'Gramdan Immigration Solicitors'.

The website provides a postal address of '15 Old Oak Common Lane Acton London W3 7EL', a telephone number of '44 7532821090' and an email address of 'enquiry@gramdanimmigration.com'.

The SRA does not authorise and regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Gramdan Immigration Solicitors'.

Any business or transaction through the above contact details are not undertaken by a solicitors' practice or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA did authorise and regulate a genuine firm of solicitors called Gramdan Solicitors which was based at 15 Old Oak Common Lane London W3 7EL, however it  ceased trading on 30 June 2011.

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.

More information

Added 24 October 2022

The SRA has been informed that a member of the public has received an offer of employment to work in a hotel in London. She was asked to contact Mr Phillip Crown at 'Gramdan Immigration Solicitors' to 'commence processing' the documents needed to process her Visa.

The above contact address was provided together with a telephone number '+44 75 3282 1090', a 'WhatApp number of '+44 1834 9786' and email addresses of 'enquirygramdanimmigration.com' and 'gramdanimmigration@yandex.com'.

The SRA does not authorise or regulate a solicitor called Phillip Crown.