Alerts

Warning: Emails misusing the name of Mohammed Sufi and purporting to be from a trainee solicitor/solicitor at Kidd & Spoor Solicitors Limited

6 November 2026

Emails have been sent to a member of the public misusing the name of Mohammed Sufi and purporting to be from a trainee solicitor/solicitor at Kidd & Spoor Solicitors Limited in relation to a property transaction.

What is the scam?

The SRA has seen emails that have been sent to a member of the public misusing the name of a solicitor (see below) purporting to be from a genuine firm of solicitors (see below). The emails were sent purporting to be from a trainee solicitor/solicitor in relation to a property transaction.

The emails were sent from mohammed.sufi@klddspoorlaw.co.uk (note the use of 'l' in place of the 'i' in 'Kidd').

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

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor named Mohammed Sufi (SRA ID: 7255851).

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors named Kidd & Spoor Solicitors Limited (SRA ID: 621474) with its head office address at 7 Marden Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2JN. The genuine firm's email domain is @kiddspoorlaw.co.uk.

Mohammed Sufi was a trainee solicitor at Kidd & Spoor Solicitors Limited and was admitted to the roll on 2 October 2026.

The genuine solicitor Mohammed Sufi and the genuine firm Kidd and Spoor Solicitors Limited have confirmed that they have no connection to the emails issued from the email address referred to in 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.