Alerts

Warning: Emails falsely claiming to be from Lee Trubshaw of D & N Solicitors

9 June 2025

Emails have been sent to a client requesting money be sent to an alternative bank account.

What is the scam?

The SRA has been informed that emails have been sent to a client falsely claiming to be from a genuine solicitor at a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).

An email was sent to the client providing fraudulent bank account details and requesting the client to make the payment to that bank account. The fraudulent email misuses the genuine firm's name, logo and postal address. The email from the fraudster with the fraudulent bank details was received by the client prior to the genuine solicitor sending the correct bank details. The SRA understands that the client's email account may have been compromised.

The emails were sent from the domains @dn-solicitors.com.uk (spoofing @dn-solicitors.co.uk) and '@dn-solicitor.co.uk' (note the absence of an 's').

The email also provided the telephone number '+44 7478215331'.

Any business or transaction through the domains '@dn-solicitors.com.uk' (spoofing @dn-solicitors.co.uk) @dn-solicitor.co.uk' and telephone number '+44 7478215331' are 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 D & N Solicitors whose head office address is 15 King Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ST. The genuine firm's email domain is '@dn-solicitors.co.uk'.

The genuine firm of D & N Solicitors and Lee Trubshaw has confirmed that they do not have any connection to the emails referred to in the above alert.

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.