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Scam alert: The SRA has received information relating to the website "www.michaelmofu
The website www.michaelmofussolicitors.co.uk is operating which claims to be a website for a firm of solicitors called 'Michael Mofus Solicitors.'
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he SRA has been informed that the website www.michaelmofussolicitors.co.uk is operating which claims to be a website for a firm of solicitors called 'Michael Mofus Solicitors'.
The website lists a number of named individuals which claim to be solicitors at 'Michael Mofus Solicitors'. The website provides the telephone/ fax number +44 (0) 203 137 5151, the email address info@michaelmofussolicitors.co.uk and the address 86 Romford Road, Stratford, London, E15 4EH.
The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Michael Mofus Solicitors'. Therefore, any business or transactions through 'Michael Mofus Solicitors', through the contact details listed above are not undertaken by a solicitor's practice or an individual authorised or regulated by the SRA.
'Michael Mofus Solicitors' was a genuine firm of solicitors formerly authorised and regulated by the SRA until its closure on 14 August 2009.
Some of the individuals named on the website above are shared by genuine solicitors. However, it is understood that the genuine solicitors' names have been used without their authority and are not connected to the website.
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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he SRA has been informed that the website www.michaelmofussolicitors.co.uk is operating which claims to be a website for a firm of solicitors called 'Michael Mofus Solicitors'.
The website lists a number of named individuals which claim to be solicitors at 'Michael Mofus Solicitors'. The website provides the telephone/ fax number +44 (0) 203 137 5151, the email address info@michaelmofussolicitors.co.uk and the address 86 Romford Road, Stratford, London, E15 4EH.
The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Michael Mofus Solicitors'. Therefore, any business or transactions through 'Michael Mofus Solicitors', through the contact details listed above are not undertaken by a solicitor's practice or an individual authorised or regulated by the SRA.
'Michael Mofus Solicitors' was a genuine firm of solicitors formerly authorised and regulated by the SRA until its closure on 14 August 2009.
Some of the individuals named on the website above are shared by genuine solicitors. However, it is understood that the genuine solicitors' names have been used without their authority and are not connected to the website.
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.
