Our bank details will never change by email
Criminals target people buying homes and paying legal fees by sending fake emails that look as if they come from their solicitor. Here is how to protect your money.
Before you send any money to us, call 0161 660 1505 and confirm our bank details with the person handling your matter. Use the number on this website, not one in an email or message.
What we will never do
- Change our bank details by email, text, WhatsApp or phone call
- Ask you to send money to a new or different account
- Pressure you to send money urgently to avoid losing a property
- Ask for your online banking passwords or security codes
Before you send money
- Call us on 0161 660 1505 to check the account details
- Send a small test amount first and ask us to confirm it has arrived
- Ask your bank to confirm the account name matches, using Confirmation of Payee
If you think something is wrong
- Call us immediately on 0161 660 1505
- Call your bank on the number on the back of your card and ask them to stop the payment
- Report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or at actionfraud.police.uk
Never send ID documents or bank details to us through the website contact form or by WhatsApp. We will tell you how to send them securely.