Alerts

Warning: Website claiming to be 'Edevan & Dagger Law Group'

23 February 2023

A website and Facebook pages have been created in the name of 'Edevan & Dagger Law Group' and 'Forex Abogado' in relation to financial matters.

What is the scam?

The SRA has seen screenshots of a website which purports to be 'Edevan & Dagger Law Group' with an address of 49 Park Lane, London W1K 1PS (see below).

Forex Abogado's Facebook page seen by the SRA also misuses a genuine firm's address of '49 Park Ln, Mayfair, London W1K 1PS'.

The SRA does not authorise and regulate a firm called 'Edevan & Dagger Law Group' nor does it authorise or regulate a firm called 'Forex Abogado'.

Any business or transaction through 'Edevan & Dagger Law Group' or 'Forex Abogado' is not undertaken by a solicitors' practice or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a firm called Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP trading as Wilmer Hale whose head office address is 49 Park Lane, London, W1K 1PS.

The genuine firm has confirmed that it has no connection to the website or Facebook pages 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 (eg. telephone directories and company records) may be required in other circumstances.

More information

The SRA understands that WhatsApp messages linked to the above alert from someone using the name 'Dr Alfonso' were sent using the telephone number of '+447570478148'.

Any business or transaction through '+447570478148' is not undertaken by a solicitors' practice or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.