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Warning: Deed of Trust missing the address of Johns and Saggar LLP falsely claiming to be from 'Gregory Rashford'

1 July 2026

A Deed of Trust has been sent purporting to be from 'Gregory Rashford' who is claiming to be a Solicitor of England and Wales, misusing the address of Johns and Saggar LLP.

What is the scam?

The SRA has seen a Deed of Trust which has been sent to a member of the public in relation to being a beneficiary of a potential estate.

Initial contact with the member of the public was made by email, in which the author advised their name was 'Gregory Rashford', and they were contacting with the necessary steps that the member of public needed to take for them to act as a representative.

The email was sent to the member of the public from the following email address 'grgrashfd@gmail.com'.

The document seen misuses the following address 4th Floor, 34-36 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HR. This address was associated with a genuine law firm (see details below)

Any business or transaction through the above email address is not undertaken by a genuine individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA did authorise and regulate a firm by the name of Johns and Saggar LLP (SRA ID 591026) until its closure on 30 September 2019.

The SRA does not register or regulate a solicitor called Gregory Rashford.

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.