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Warning: Emails have been sent purporting to be from Amanda Lloyd of Keystone Law Limited

25 July 2024

Emails have been sent purporting to be Amanda Lloyd of Keystone Law Limited

What is the scam?

Emails have been sent from an individual claiming to be Amanda Lloyd. The emails were sent from amanda.lloyd@keytonelaw.co.uk and refer to a supposed request to view properties.

The email misuses the name Amanda Lloyd and uses an incorrect email address.

Any business or transaction through the email address amanda.lloyd@keytonelaw.co.uk is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Keystone Law Limited. The firm's head office is based at 48 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1JF. The SRA also authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Amanda Lloyd who is a Consultant at Keystone Law Limited.

The genuine firm's telephone number is 02033193700. All emails from the firm use the domain @keystonelaw.co.uk

The genuine firm has confirmed that it has no connection to the email address amanda.lloyd@keytonelaw.co.uk nor does Amanda Lloyd.

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 8 August 2024

Emails continue to be sent from an individual purporting to be Amanda Lloyd of Keystone Law Limited.

The SRA has been informed an individual claiming to be Amanda Lloyd has sent another email requesting that deposit of monies is transferred to a third party called Estate Aide Limited.

The email misuses the name Amanda Lloyd and uses an incorrect email address being amanda.lloyd@keytonelaw.co.uk

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