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Warning: Website misusing the postal address and company number of Recovery Assist LLP

24 July 2024

A website at 'www.fsia.co.uk' is operating and claiming to be the website of a company called 'Financial Services Investigation Agency'.

What is the scam?

A website at 'www.fsia.co.uk' is operating and claiming to be the website of a company called 'Financial Services Investigation Agency'.

The website claims that 'Financial Services Investigation Agency' was formerly known as Recovery Assist LLP.

The website provides and misuses the genuine postal address of Recovery Assist LLP. It also misuses Recovery Assist LLP’s genuine company number.

The SRA does regulate a genuine firm of solicitors called Recovery Assist LLP (see details below).

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Recovery Assist LLP. The genuine firm's address is ‘Dusty Miller House, 87 Crostons Road, Bury, BL8 1AL'. The genuine firm's company number is 'OC343114'.

The genuine firm has confirmed that it has no connection with 'Financial Services Investigation Agency', or the website mentioned above.

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.