Alerts
Warning: Document misusing the name of Vardags Limited
6 March 2023
A document has been sent to a member of the public misusing the name of Vardags Limited regarding the supposed recovery of lost funds.
What is the scam?
The SRA has seen a document entitled 'Contract No 11301311133 for the provision of services'. We understand that the document relates to the supposed provision of a service to recover funds that had previously been lost in cryptocurrency investments.
The document provides an email address of 'info@vardagsltd.com' and a website address of 'vardagsltd.com'. The website is not currently active.
The document misuses the name and address of a genuine firm of solicitors and the name of a genuine director of that firm (see below).
Any business or transaction through 'info@vardagsltd.com' or 'vardagsltd.com' are not undertaken by a firm or solicitor authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Is there a genuine firm or person?
The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Vardags Limited (which trades as Vardags). The head office of Vardags Limited is at 6th Floor, 10 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7NG. The firm’s genuine email domain ends with @vardags.com and the website for the firm is www.vardags.com.
There is a genuine Carolyn (Carrie) Dru who is a director of Vardags Limited and is authorised by the SRA as a non-lawyer manager of the firm.
Vardags Limited and Carolyn Dru have confirmed they do not have any connection to the document or communications 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.
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