Alerts
Warning: Emails falsely claiming to be from Curzon Green Solicitors
5 July 2024
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Steven Organ at Curzon Green Solicitors in relation to supposed inheritance payments.
What is the scam?
The SRA has been advised that emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Steven Organ at Curzon Green Solicitors. The emails said that the recipient was the beneficiary of the estate of a deceased relative.
The emails were sent from the following domains:
stevenorgan.curzongreen@gmail.com
stevenorgan0@gmail.com
stevenorgan.attorney@gmail.com
stevenorgan.curzongreen@outlook.com
oebloeb.attorney@gmail.com
dwfgroup.attorneylaw@gmail.com
alexgreen.lawyer@gmail.com
The emails misuse the name and telephone numbers of a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).
The emails also misuse the name of a solicitor at the firm (see below).
Any business or transaction through the email addresses above is not undertaken by an individual or firm of solicitors authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Is there a genuine firm or person?
The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Curzon Green Solicitors.
The firm's genuine telephone number for its High Wycombe office is 01494 451 355 and its genuine telephone number for its Marlow office is 01628 958 445.
The firm's genuine email domain ends in @curzongreen.co.uk.
The SRA also authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Steven Organ who is an associate solicitor at the genuine firm.
The genuine firm of solicitors has confirmed that neither the firm nor Steven Organ have a genuine and intended connection to the emails 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 (e.g. telephone directories and company records) may be required in other circumstances.