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Warning: Documents and WhatsApp messages misusing the name of genuine solicitor Mostafa Mohamed Fares Abdelaziz Arab

4 July 2025

Documents and WhatsApp messages have been sent to a member of the public falsely claiming to be from a genuine solicitor named Mostafa Mohamed Fares Abdelaziz Arab.

What is the scam?

The SRA have seen documents, including a 'Power of Attorney' and a letter from His Majesty's Court and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) with the name and SRA ID of a genuine SRA regulated solicitor misused (see below). The letter from HMCTS claims to be a High Court ruling in favour of the member of public and states that they are entitled to recover a significant amount of money.

The HMCTS letter requests that the member of public submit his banking information to: 'https://investmentlicense.co.uk'. This is not a government website, as this would end in the web domain '.gov.uk'.

The 'Power of Attorney' document misuses the name and SRA ID of a genuine SRA regulated solicitor named Mostafa Mohamed Fares Abdelaziz Arab (see below). It also includes the following email address info@bridgeofjustice.co.uk and website 'bridgeofjustice.co.uk' as well as the address 82 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, NR1 1NJ. These documents were sent to the member of the public over WhatsApp messenger from the phone number + 44 7723 867 620.

There is also a further address on the website: 142 Buckingham Palace Road, London, United Kingdom as well as the contact number + 44 7360 536 470.

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

Is there a genuine firm or person?

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA does not authorise and regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Bridge of Justice'.

The SRA does authorise and regulate a genuine solicitor named Mostafa Mohamed Fares Abdelaziz Arab, whose SRA ID is 7157730.

The genuine solicitor Mostafa Mohamed Fares Abdelaziz Arab has confirmed that he has no connection with any of the above documents, email addresses, website or phone number.

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.