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Warning: Emails misusing the name of Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors)

17 December 2025

Emails have been sent misusing the name of Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors)

What is the scam?

The SRA has been informed that emails have been sent to members of the public falsely purporting to be from a genuine firm of solicitors misusing the name of a genuine solicitor (see below) in relation to returning supposedly lost funds.

We understand that the emails have been sent from the email addresses 'tylersmith14777@gmail.com' and 'dropstab.tylersmith@gmail.com', with a subject heading of: 'CEL Solicitors - Official Notification: Verification and Transfer of Frozen Cryptocurrency Assets'. The recipient was asked to make contact by email or telephone (number unconfirmed).

The SRA does not authorise or regulate an individual solicitor named 'Tyler Smith'.

Any business or transaction through the above email addresses is not undertaken by a genuine solicitor authorised or regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors) (SRA ID 606304). The genuine firm uses the genuine email domain @celsolicitors.co.uk and the genuine firm's website is www.celsolicitors.co.uk. Its head office is 20 Chapel Street, Liverpool, L3 9AG and contact number is 015 1909 8212.

Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL solicitors) has confirmed that it does not have any connection with the email addresses 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.

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Update 23 February 2026

Further emails have been sent claiming to be from Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors).

The SRA has been notified of further fraudulent emails being sent to members of the public, falsely claiming to be from Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors). The emails offer to help with recovery of lost funds.

The emails have been sent from various email addresses with ID documents purporting to be from Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors).

The details are as follows:

'Henry Baker' from the email address henrybaker@celsolicitorsuk.info
'Nicholas Larsson' from the email domain of niklaslarsson@celsolicitors.ai
'Ryan Sweetnam' from the email address ryansweetnam@celsolisitors.com
'Adam Williams' from the email address CEL_Solicitors@europe.com
'James Morgan' from the email address jamesmorgan@celsolisitors.com

The SRA does not regulate any individuals called 'Henry Baker' or 'Nicholas Larsson'.

The SRA regulates several individuals called Adam Williams who are not thought to be connected to the email addresses referred to in the above alert.

The SRA regulates several individuals called James Morgan who are not thought to be connected to the email addresses referred to in the above alert.

The SRA regulates an individual called Ryan Sweetnam who is an employee of Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors). The firm have confirmed that Ryan Sweetnam is not connected to the email addresses referred to in the above alert.

Any business or transaction through the email addresses detailed above are not associated with or undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.