Email scam - Royal Courts of Justice

13/12/2017 15:32:00

The Society has been made aware of a scam e-mail received by members of the profession, purportedly from the Royal Courts of Justice.

The email requests the reader to open the attachment for further information on a new filing needing the firm鈥檚 attention. See an example of this email below.

Please note that this is a scam email. Opening the attachment is likely to result in malware being installed on that machine. The profession is also advised that they should always review the sender鈥檚 details before acting on any email. In this case, it would be noticed that the sender purports to be the Royal Courts of Justice, whereas, the email address is wneilf@btconnect.com. This should immediately raise concerns as to the veracity of the email. Where such concerns arise the profession are advised to contact the purported sender by a secure means, for example, phonecall or post, before acting on the email.

Example Email

From: Royal Courts of Justice [mailto:wneilf@btconnect.com]
Sent: 13 December 2017 09:00
To:
Subject: Action Required: Case No: 201605644-45 A2

Hello,

Following the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873, by powers of Investiture, we hereby call to your notice of a new filing (Case No: 201605644-45 A2) needing your firm's attention. Further information to this regard is contained in the attached PDF.

You are required to provide the information therein requested no later than Friday, 15th December 2017.

Please let me know if you have any questions

Regards,

Neil Ferguson (Permanent Secretary)
ON BEHALF OF
Sir Terence Etherton (Master of the Rolls)
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London
WC2A 2LL, UK
Switchboard: 020 7930 1510 or 1300
Email: enquiries@highcourt.co.uk

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Case No: 201605644-45 A2.pdf

Official Letter and Contact Information.pdf