Alerts
Warning: Emails misusing the names of Paul Edmondson and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
13 February 2025
The SRA has seen emails falsely claiming to be from Paul Edmondson and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
What is the scam?
The SRA has seen emails falsely claiming to be from Paul Edmondson and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
The emails were in relation to cryptocurrency trading.
The emails were sent from the email address 'cmslaw.paul.edmondson@protonmail.com' and provide a telephone number of '+44 7449 209638'. The emails provide a postal address of 'Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6A'.
Any business or transaction through the above email address or telephone number is not undertaken by an individual or firm of solicitors authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Is there a genuine firm or person?
The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
The firm's genuine head office address is Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF (please note the 'F' at the end of the postcode). The firm's genuine telephone number for its head office address is 02073673000.
The firm's genuine email domain ends in '@cms-cmno.com'.
The SRA also authorises and regulates Paul Hamilton Edmondson, a solicitor at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
The genuine firm of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP has confirmed that neither it nor its Paul Edmondson have any connection to the emails referred to above.
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.