Berge LLP - bergellp.uk

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Reported by another potential victim finding the reports posted here before getting scammed - text message received:

Hello,I Am attorney Selim Dogan,am contacting you regarding your Deceased Relative,For Details,Contact Me Via email on: sdogan@doganllp.com

Email received:

From: Selim Dogan <sdogan@doganllp.com>
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 15:06
To:
Subject: Documents

DOGAN LLP
18-36 Wellington Street
London SE18 6PF
United Kingdom
Phone: +447537184394

Dear xxx

I have attached here some important documents for your perusal. The deposit and death certificates and a copy of my international passport for identification of my true self. As you can see, the death certificate was applied for and re-issued in 2017 when the Bank first notified me of this process and since then I have not succeed in locating the direct kin to Engr Richard. The next thing to do now is to start formal application to the Bank which I will have to issue you with a confirmation letter and draft of application to be sent to the Bank, and again start the process of getting court documents. These process will require a copy of your identity card and your permanent address to be filled in. Upon the Banks confirmation and subsequent payment approval we will then go through a process of furnishing your account details to them for the payment to be effected.

I will proceed further upon getting your final consent and provision of the id copy and permanent address from you.

Best regards,

Selim Dogan(esq)
Principal Attorney, Dogan LLP
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Copyright © 2020 Dogan LLP. All rights reserved

Fake documents used in fraud:

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From the fake website:

DOGAN LLP aspires to be the foremost innovative law firm by building long-term relationships with clients based on reciprocity,
trust and highest standards of professional ethics. By adopting new models for the delivery of legal services, we strive to redefine the role
that a law firm plays in an emerging regional market, in order to produce truly exceptional results for our clients. The firm was founded through one of the first-ever local mergers of a number of prominent law firm spinoffs,
joined by other leading lawyers and professionals, all brought together by a shared vision. A vision to create a true corporate meritocracy dedicated to excellence in the practice of law. The sole measures of our success are concrete results and client satisfaction.
To this end we have rigorously implemented a business model similar to that of some of the most prominent U.S., EU and U.K. law firms. This approach promotes a careful selection of matters, with a flexibility to meet client’s needs, tailor our solutions correspondingly and dedicate our best people to the task at hand.

Contact details:

UK Address: 18-36 Wellington Street London SE18 6PF United Kingdom
Turkey Address: Kavaklıdere Mahallesi İran Cad. No:21 D:11 06700, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
Email: info@doganllp.com; uk@doganllp.com
Phone: +90 (0) 552 636 6650; +44 (0) 203 000 7850

+905526366650
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination Turkey
Original network provider* Avea Iletişim Hizmetleri AŞ

+442030007850
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United Kingdom
Original network provider* Digital Mail Limited

Entry in the aa419 Database of frauduletn websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=148697.

From the domain name registration:

Domain Name: doganllp.com
Updated Date: 2020-12-07
Creation Date: 2019-12-04
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-12-04
Registrar: ENOM, INC.

Registrant Name: Whois Agent (920813973)
Registrant Organization: Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.

This is what the fake website looks like:

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The victim received a text message on the phone regarding a deceased relative. The sender asked the victim to contact the sender pretending to be a lawyer named Karl Pekar and using the email address pk@pekarllp.co.uk.

Email received:

From: Karl Pekar <pk@pekarllp.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021
Subject: Re: Estate of the deceased
To:

PEKAR LLP
89 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1DH
United Kingdom
Tel: +442037694607
Email: karl@pekarllp.co.uk
www. pekarllp.co.uk

Dear xxx,

Thank you for your response to my message. I am attorney Karl Pekar, the former attorney and solicitor to the late Engr. George xxx, a national of your country, also shares the same last name with you, who died 5 years ago from a heart attack. I obtained your contact details after an exhaustive search online for the deceased's relative which I have not been able to find as needed to retrieve the 4.2 Million Pounds which he deposited with a Bank here in England.

I approach you on a personal conviction of trust, to partner with me in receiving the said funds. Being his personal lawyer, I have all key documents relating to the deposit and his death. The Bank has asked me to present his relatives to claim the funds within 30 days or forfeit it permanently in line with the local laws. I would want 50% of this fund to go to charity in your home country, 30% to yourself and 20% to me. This fund can be used for live-changing charity works and our joint effort will bring that to fruition within your country.

By this letter, I request your consent to present you to the Bank as a close relative to late Engr. George so that the funds can be paid directly to you in the bid to repatriate it to the original owners' country. This claim is straightforward and will be carried out under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from breaking any laws.

I kindly request you to keep details of my proposal confidential for total success. Further information about the process and documents will be provided to you upon your reply and final consent.

Best regards,

Karl Pekar(esq)
Principal Attorney, Pekar LLP

+442037694607
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United Kingdom
Original network provider* DIDWW Ireland Limited

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From: Karl Pekar <pk@pekarllp.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021
Subject: Documents
To:

PEKAR LLP
89 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1DH
United Kingdom
Tel: +442037694607
Email: karl@pekarllp.co.uk
www. pekarllp.co.uk

Dear xxx,

I have attached here some important documents for your perusal. The deposit and death certificates and a copy of my staff ID for identification of my true self. As you can see, the death certificate was applied for and re-issued in 2017 when the Bank first notified me of this process and since then I have not succeeded in locating the direct kin to Engr George. The next thing to do now is to start a formal application to the Bank which I will have to issue you with a confirmation letter and draft of application to be sent to the Bank and then start the process of getting accompanying court documents. This process will require a copy of your identity card and your residential address to be filled in. Upon the Bank's confirmation and subsequent payment approval, we will then go through a process of furnishing your account details to them for the payment to be effected in your favor.

I will proceed further upon getting your final consent and provision of the id copy and residential address from you.

Best regards,

Karl Pekar(esq)
Principal Attorney, Pekar LLP

Fake documents used in fraud:

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Pekar LLP is a fake law office, using a fraudulent website active on the domain name pekarllp.co.uk.

According to an alert posted on the Solicitors Regulation Authority:

The SRA has been informed that an attempt was made by someone claiming to be from “Pekar LLP”, to contact a member of the public in relation to an unclaimed inheritance.
It is unclear whether contact was made by telephone or in writing and no further details have been provided.
The SRA does not authorise and regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Pekar LLP'. Its website contains text which appears to have been lifted from a Barrister’s Chambers website and contradictory information as to where it is based. It claims it is based in London yet refers to being the first law firm in Liverpool to achieve ISO 9001 certification.
Any business or transactions through 'Pekar LLP', or the contact details on its website, are not undertaken by a solicitor’s practice or by an individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

From the fake website:

Pekar LLP is a full service law firm with over 30 specialist solicitors and lawyers and a total staff of 70, based in London.
We provide a complete range of legal services for people who simply want to find a solicitor, and for corporate, commercial and public sector clients including Exxon Mobil, British Petroleum, The Bank of England, Cobalt Air and the Heathrow Airport .
All of our solicitors and lawyers are specialists in their legal field. We have family law solicitors, Banking and finance lawyers, accident and personal injury compensation solicitors, clinical negligence solicitors, employment lawyers, divorce solicitors, commercial litigation lawyers, competition solicitors, regulatory, IP, IT & E-Commerce to name only a few.

Contact details:

89 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1DH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 203 769 1628.
E-mail: info@pekarllp.co.uk

+442037691628
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United Kingdom
Original network provider* DIDWW Ireland Limited

Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=152553.

From the domain name registration:

Domain name:
pekarllp.co.uk

Data validation:
Nominet was not able to match the registrant's name and/or address against a 3rd party source on 15-Jan-2021

Registrar:
eNom LLC

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 15-Jan-2021
Expiry date: 15-Jan-2022
Last updated: 15-Jan-2021

This is what the fake website looks like:

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A clone of the fake law company claims to be Davids LLP,and uses a fraudulent website active on the domain name davidsllp.co.uk.

From the fake website:

Davids LLP is a full service law firm with over 30 specialist solicitors and lawyers and a total staff of 70, based in London.
We provide a complete range of legal services for people who simply want to find a solicitor, and for corporate, commercial and public sector clients including Exxon Mobil, British Petroleum, The Bank of England, Cobalt Air and the Heathrow Airport .
All of our solicitors and lawyers are specialists in their legal field. We have family law solicitors, Banking and finance lawyers, accident and personal injury compensation solicitors, clinical negligence solicitors, employment lawyers, divorce solicitors, commercial litigation lawyers, competition solicitors, regulatory, IP, IT & E-Commerce to name only a few.

Contact details:

39 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1DH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 203 769 1628.
E-mail: info@davidsllp.co.uk

+442037691628 - same as above.

Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=152554.

From the domain name registration:

Domain name:
davidsllp.co.uk

Data validation:
Nominet was not able to match the registrant's name and/or address against a 3rd party source on 13-Jun-2021

Registrar:
eNom

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 13-Jun-2021
Expiry date: 13-Jun-2022
Last updated: 13-Jun-2021

This is what the fake website looks like:

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Posted on behalf of the targeted victim.

Emails received:

From: Attorney Davids [mailto: att44uk@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2021 12:17 PM
To: xxx
Subject: Re: xxx

22 MAYFIELD AVENUE
LONDON W4 1PW
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44 (0) 203 769 4483
www. davidsllp.co.uk

Dear xxx,
Thank you for your prompt response to my SMS. I would like you to kindly read my email with patience. I am Attorney John K. Davids, the legal assistant to the late Sir Brain xxx, hereinafter referred to as 'My Client', a South Africa who died 10 years ago. I got your contact details after an exhaustive search online for my client's relatives in order to retrieve the £950,000 that he deposited in the UK, before his untimely death.

I approach you on a personal conviction of trust, to partner with me in receiving the money. As his attorney, I have all key documents relating to the deposit and his death. The Bank has asked me to present to his relatives to claim the funds within 30 days or forfeit it permanently in line with the laws of the United Kingdom. My wish is for this money to be invested in South Africa in areas that will create jobs and be of benefit to ordinary citizens.
By this letter, I request your consent to present you to the Bank as a close relation of my client, so that the funds can be transferred directly to you. Once you receive the funds, you will use 40% of it for any charitable cause that you like, then keep 40% to yourself and the remaining 20% will be transferred to me. I will invest my share in a profitable venture in your country using your guidance.
This claim is straightforward and will be carried out under proper directives that will protect you from breaking any laws. I kindly request you to keep the details of my proposal confidential because of its nature for total success. Further information about the process and documents will be provided to you upon your reply. You may visit our website below to learn more about our law firm.

www. davidsllp.co.uk
Best regards,
Attorney John Davids
Banking and Finance Specialist firm.

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From: Attorney Davids [mailto: att44uk@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2021 6:27 PM
To: xxx
Subject: Re: xxx

22 MAYFIELD AVENUE
LONDON W4 1PW
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44 (0) 203 769 4483
www. davidsllp.co.uk

Dear xxx,

I would like to thank you once more for writing to me concerning my proposal to you. I understand from your response that you are not aware of any relationship that you hold with the deceased but that will not affect the claim in any way. I will be the one to provide all relationship proofs that may be required in this process and I can assure you that I will handle that perfectly. It is important to consider the works that could be done with the funds, the lives that will be touched.
I wish to explain further the steps involved in this process and assure you that the funds will be transferred to you within 10 days provided you follow my guidelines. The fund is deposited with Lloyds Bank Plc. for over 10 years. All I need from you is sincere cooperation and we will accomplish this in no time.
The first step now is for me to obtain the Letter of Administration from Her Majesty's Crown Court here in England. A Letter of Administration is a legal document that is issued by the Courts to prove who has the legal authority to deal with the Estate of the person that has passed away without a Will. Once I obtain it, I will send it to you alongside an application letter for an inheritance claim which you will have to print, sign and send to the Head of Operations of Lloyds Bank so that they can start the fund release process. Upon their receipt of the application letter, they will contact you to ascertain your claims of relationship to the deceased and all you need to do is forward their correspondence to me so that I can take care of it. I will provide all the requested information. The bank will then go through the submitted details and once they confirm them to be accurate, and approval will be given for the funds to be released to you.
I hope we have established a memorandum of understanding binding this transaction as per the share ratio for the funds as it will be disheartening if you default. Since this is a transaction of mutual benefit, our mutual understanding, cooperation, and effort are required to ensure its realization. I also need you to check your e-mails regularly as this will help us to complete the transaction in a timely manner. If you have any questions regarding the process, you can ask me directly but I do wish to assure you that everything will run smoothly.
Note: I obtained a copy of the Certificate of Death for the purpose of this claim and have attached it to this e-mail alongside the proof of fund deposit and work identity card for your perusal. I will now wait for your response in order to proceed.

Best regards,
Attorney John Davids
Banking and Finance Specialist firm.

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The fake documents used in scam are identical with the ones previously reported here for being used with churchltd.co.uk:

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I recieved a sms saying :this message is about a deceased related to me and im the next of kin and im to collect his estate,with a link to a email address and i must contact asap