The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales issued a warning last week about emails sent misusing the names of Kiteleys Solicitors Limited and Lucy Norris and requesting the payment of funds.

The emails have come from the address lucy.norris@kitelleys.com, which is not a legitimate email address for the firm.

“The genuine Lucy Norris and Kiteleys Solicitors Limited have confirmed that they have no genuine and intended connection to the emails referred to in the above alert,” the SRA said.

A solicitor in Cork is among those who have received the fraudulent emails, which contain potentially harmful attachments.