Scammers posing as solicitors online

People are being defrauded of 'significant sums of money' by criminals impersonating their solicitors online, a regulator has warned.

People are being defrauded of “significant sums of money” by criminals impersonating their solicitors online, a regulator has warned.

The scammers are emailing clients of legal firms directing them to lodge monies they owe into a new bank account, in the control of the fraudsters.