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Suspected scam claiming outstanding debt owed
We’re aware of a suspected scam where someone claiming to be an ‘attorney’ is writing to members of the public warning that court action would be taken if an outstanding debt is not paid.
Fake calls from person claiming to be from the Law Society of Scotland - 22 December 2016
We’re aware of a potential scam where an individual claiming to be from the Law Society of Scotland has called law firms asking their staff to contact our chief executive on a mobile phone number given
Criminals sending fake bank letters to Lloyds customers - 14 December 2016
The UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre, ActionFraud, has warned that Lloyds customers should be on the lookout for a new sophisticated fraud involving fake bank letters.
Fake law firm calling itself 'Law TPM & Associates’
We’re aware of scam involving a fake law firm calling itself ‘Law TPM & Associates’, who have issued correspondence relating to legal services they claim to offer.
Ongoing VAT register scam targeting solicitors - 25 October 2016
We are aware that Scottish law firms are being contacted as part of an ongoing scam relating to a VAT register.
Email fraud with subject line ‘Compensation fund’ - 14 September 2016
The UK’s national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre, ActionFraud, has reported that here is a phishing email currently in circulation that claims to be from the City of London Police and which features the subject line ‘Compensation fund’.
Attempted email fraud targeting a Scottish law firm - 14 September 2016
We have received reports of yet another case of an email scam targeting the Scottish legal profession.
Suspicious emails from a "Linda McNair" - 22 July 2016
We’re aware of potentially malicious emails being sent from a “Linda McNair Conveyancer PLS Connect” reporting to relate to a property transaction.
Fake solicitor calling himself 'David Donald'
We’ve been alerted to a suspected scam where a member of the public has allegedly received correspondence from someone falsely claiming to be a solicitor called ‘David Donald’ based in Glasgow.
Individual falsely claiming to be a paralegal
We’ve been made aware of an individual calling themselves ‘Susan Fowler’ falsely claiming to be a paralegal and a ‘conveyancing attorney’ working for law firm HBJ Gately.
Scam emails and online extortion - 3 May 2016
Fraudsters are continuing to hack into email accounts and are sending fake instructions to practice units instructing client funds to be sent to newly notified bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters.
Fake solicitor calling themselves 'MB Norman Solicitors'
We’re aware of an attempt by scammers to pose as a law firm called ‘MB Norman Solicitors’.
Fake solicitor calling themselves 'Tallon Sculthorpe'
We've been made aware that an individual calling themselves ‘Tallon Sculthorpe’ is claiming to be a solicitor with the Scottish law firm Irwin Mitchell.
Bogus bank calls & emails – 'safe accounts' a new variation - 17 March 2016
In the past we have issued alerts about bogus bank calls and emails. However, this week we have been made aware of a new variation which has been attempted in the Perth area and possibly elsewhere.
Scam offering legal services using the name 'Solicitor Legale'
We've been made aware of an alleged scam involving a fake legal firm calling itself 'Solicitor Legale' who are offering legal services.
Scam offering legal services around immigration
We've been made aware of an attempted scam where legal services are being offered to people overseas who want to come and work in Scotland.
Scam targeting house purchases
We’ve been made aware of an ongoing scam which involves fraudsters duping solicitors, housebuyers and sellers in order to divert payments to accounts under their control.
Warning over 'domain slamming' fraud - 3 December 2015
A recent bulletin from CIFAS (Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance Service) has warned of scams involving 'domain slamming', which they describe as an 'attempt by third parties to obtain money by pressurising individuals or companies into paying for domain name renewals or similarly named domains'.
'UK data control' scam - 1 December 2015
We have been made aware that at least one Scottish firm has been receiving scam letters from a company called 'UK Data Control' who claim to be based in Hamburg.
Information for firms following increased fraud activity - 16 November 2015
The following is important information about protecting your business from fraudsters who continue to target the solicitor profession and its transactions.
Bogus calls seeking card payment claiming to be from a law firm
We’ve received a report that a client of Mitchells Roberts, a law firm in Glasgow, had been contacted by phone by a bogus caller claiming to be from the firm.
Urgent fraud alert following unprecedented levels of scam activity - 7 October 2015
Fraud attempts against law firms are at unprecedented level.
Bogus banks calls targeting firms - 1 October 2015
A number of Scottish firms have today reported that they have been contacted by phone by a male person claiming to be from the 'Fraud Department' of their bank.
Scam with false banks details being sent to solicitors’ clients
We’ve been made aware of a scam where members of the public have received emails claiming to be from solicitors, providing false bank account details.