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Warning: Letters have been sent purporting to be from Kreston Law Limited

22 September 2024

Letters have been sent to energy suppliers enclosing a completion letter and a business lease purportedly from Kreston Law Limited.

What is the scam?

Letters have been sent to energy suppliers enclosing a completion letter and a business lease purportedly from a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).

The completion letters give the email address krestonsolicitors@outlook.com  and the telephone number 0203 1106362 as the contact details for the firm. They also give the postal address for the genuine firm (see below). The business lease bears a company stamp purporting to be for the genuine firm.

Any business or transaction through the email address or telephone number above 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 Kreston Law Limited. The firm's head office is based at 44 London Road, Enfield, EN2 6EF.

The genuine firm's telephone number is 0203 793 0862. All emails from the firm use the domain @krestonsolicitors.com

The genuine firm has confirmed that it has no connection to letters or business lease 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.