Alerts

Warning: Website for 'Cipher Forensics' and 'Prime Access Law Offices' claiming to be regulated by the SRA

27 February 2024

A website at 'www.cipher-forensics.com' is operating, falsely claiming that 'Prime Access Law Offices' are regulated by the SRA.

What is the scam?

A website at 'www.cipher-forensics.com' is operating. The website falsely includes a supposed SRA digital badge.

The website 'www.cipher-forensics.com' says that 'Cipher-Forensics' is a trading name of 'Prime Access Law Offices. It also refers to 'Prime Access Solicitors'.

The website 'www.cipher-forensics.com' provides an address of 345 California St STE 1150, San Francisco, CA 94104, a telephone number of '(+1)-857-357-8809' and an email address of 'inquiry@cipher-forensics.com'. It also lists the names 'Robert Jorgensen', 'Neil Waser' and 'James Murray'.

The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm called 'Prime Access Law Offices' or 'Prime Access Solicitors'.

The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm called 'Cipher Forensics'.

The SRA does not authorise or regulate individuals called 'Robert Jorgensen' or 'Neil Waser'.

Any business or transaction through 'Cipher-Forensics', 'Prime Access Law Offices' or 'Prime Access Solicitors', for example through the website or contact details above, is not undertaken by a firm authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Any business or transaction through individuals called 'Robert Jorgensen' or 'Neil Waser' is not undertaken by an individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA does authorise and regulate a number of solicitors called James Murray, none of whom are believed to have any connection with 'Cipher-Forensics', 'Prime Access Law Offices' or 'Prime Access Solicitors' or the website and contact details detailed 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.