Alerts

Warning: Emails misusing the names of Jade Alison Saward and Charles Coleman LLP

17 October 2025

Emails have been sent misusing the name of Jade Alison Saward and Charles Coleman LLP, in relation to the transfer of funds relating to a remortgage.

What is the scam?

Emails have been sent to a member of the public purporting to be from Jade Alison Saward. The emails request that the recipient sends a sum of money to a trust bank account for the purposes of a paying legal fees and disbursements relating to a remortgage. The emails misuse the name of a genuine solicitor (see genuine details below) and the name and address of a genuine firm (see genuine details below).

The emails have been sent from the following email address 'jas@charles-colesman.com'. The email refers to the website 'www.charles-coleman.com', SRA ID 446995 and postal address '28 Beaumont Road, Windsor, Berks SL4 1JP'.

Any business or transaction through the above contact details is 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 solicitor named Jade Alison Saward and a genuine firm of solicitors named Charles Coleman LLP (SRA ID 446995). The genuine firm uses the email domain @charles-coleman.com.  The firm's head office is Beaumont House, 28-30 Beaumont Road, Windsor, SL4 1JP and its genuine contact number is 01753 861115.

The genuine firm of solicitors (Charles Coleman LLP) and the genuine solicitor (Jade Alison Saward) have both 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.