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Warning: Website misusing the details of Onyx Solicitors Limited

27 March 2025

The website at 'www.cenladvogados.com' is operating and misusing the details of an SRA regulated law firm.

What is the scam?

The SRA has been informed that a website at 'www.cenladvogados.com' is operating and claiming to be a law firm called 'Carlos Lucas Advogados'.

The website is misusing the genuine postal address, company number, VAT number and SRA ID of a genuine firm of solicitors (see below). It also misuses the name of a genuine practising solicitor (see below).

The website provides two postal addresses, '209 Streetly Road, Brasilia, B23 7AH' and 'SH/Sul Zone 06, Unit A, Complexo Brasil 21, Block E, Rooms 500 – Asa Sul Brasilia DF 70316-902- Brazil'.

The telephone number provided on the website is '+55 11 2770 1438'. The email addresses provided are '92i2@cenladvogados.com' and 'info@cenladvogados.com.'

The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Carlos Lucas Advogados'.

Any business or transactions through the website or contact details set out above are not undertaken by a firm of solicitors authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Onyx Solicitors Limited (SRA ID 468942), and an individual called Aziz Rahman (SRA ID 25861).

The genuine firm and Aziz Rahman have confirmed that they do not have any connection to the website referred to above.

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.