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Warning: Website misusing the name of Vardags Limited
29 March 2023
A website is misusing the name and address of Vardags Limited.
What is the scam?
The website 'https://vardags-ltd.com' is operating and misusing the name and address of Vardags Limited (see below for details of the genuine firm).
The website provides an email address of 'info@vardags-ltd.com'.
The SRA understands that a document has also been provided to a member of the public, relating to a supposed provision of a service in connection with the above website. We understand that the document falsely refers to a genuine director of the genuine firm (see below and also the linked alert).
Any business or transaction through the website 'https://vardags-ltd.com' or email address of 'info@vardags-ltd.com' 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 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 website or document 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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