Alerts

Warning: Communications misusing the names and/or images of 'Babita Ambekar', 'Toby Grainger' and 'CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP'.

2 July 2026

Messages have been sent misusing the names and/or images of Babita Ambekar, Toby Grainger and CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

What is the scam?

We are informed that bogus messages have been sent on various messaging apps, falsely purporting to be from Babita Ambekar, Toby "Granger" (a variant of Grainger) and CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (see below for detail of the genuine solicitors and firm).

The messages we have seen were in relation to a confidentiality agreement.

Along with messages being sent, we understand that images of both individual solicitors and/or their professional profiles have been provided and misused, with the communications also referencing the websites: 'lsptfcww.com' and 'onclawyers.cn'.

Any business or transaction through the above websites, or the messages referred to, are not undertaken by a genuine firm or individuals authorised and regulated by the SRA (see below).

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (SRA ID 423370). The firm's head office is based at Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF. The firm's telephone number is 0207 367 3000 and the email domain used is @cms-cmno.com.

The SRA also authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Babita Ambekar (SRA number 229477) and a genuine Registered Foreign Lawyer Toby Grainger (SRA ID 605572), both of whom are members of or work for CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP or its connected office based in Singapore.

The genuine firm have confirmed that neither they nor the genuine Babita Ambekar or Toby Grainger have any connection to the messages or websites 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.