UK Regulatory Authority Warns the Public Against Solicitor Bitcoin Scam
The UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) issued a warning on July 8 about a sophisticated email scam involving fraudsters impersonating solicitors to demand Bitcoin.
According to an update on the SRA’s website, scammers are sending emails from the address “[email protected]” claiming to have obtained the recipient’s personal data.
The fraudulent messages threaten to release damaging videos unless a payment in Bitcoin (BTC) is made, directing victims to a Bitcoin wallet link that the SRA cautions may contain compromising malware.
Scam alert: Email from 'attwaters․co' https://t.co/M908MSRZLo
— SRA (@sra_solicitors) July 8, 2024
The scam email falsely uses the name “Patrice Joyce” and purports to be associated with legitimate law firms, Attwaters Solicitors and Attwaters Jameson Hill Solicitors. However, the SRA has confirmed that it does not authorize or regulate any solicitor by that name.
The UK Authority emphasizes that any correspondence or transactions through the email domain “@attwaters.co” are not associated with the genuine firms or individuals it regulates.
The regulator further clarified that legitimate law firms use email domains that end with “@attwaters.co.uk” or “@attwatersjamesonhill.co.uk.”
The SRA advises individuals to exercise due diligence when receiving suspicious correspondence, including verifying email authenticity by directly contacting the purported law firm and checking the SRA’s official records to confirm authorization status.
This email scam uncovered by the SRA is part of a series of fake domain scams perpetrated by malicious entities.
The UK Authority noted that in October 2023, Coinbase users were targeted as scammers used the Coinbase domain name for phishing attacks. The scammers sent texts
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