PEOPLE SERVICES INSIGHTS CAREERS MORE... Legal and Regulatory information Fraud and scams FRAUD AND SCAMS Slaughter and May has been made aware of a number of scams that use the name of the firm, its partners and staff without permission INHERITANCE/ADVANCE FEE FRAUD If you have received an email informing you that a relative has died and you may be able to claim an "abandoned investment", this is likely to be part of a scam. Typically, the fraudsters will ask for an "advance fee", or similar, to release the non-existent monies. Slaughter and May does not administer estates and will not, therefore, have sent you any correspondence relating to a potential inheritance. BILL PAYMENT FRAUD Law firm clients have been targeted by fraudsters who are informing the clients that the law firm’s bank details have changed and request that future settlement of the law firm’s bills is made to the new (ie the fraudster’s) account. Slaughter and May sets out payment details for settlement of bills at the foot of its invoices. Any notification or request suggesting our payment details have changed will not, therefore, have come from Slaughter and May. REPORTING SCAMS Please report any scams involving the firm or use of our name to queries@slaughterandmay.com, or, if you are a client, by speaking to your usual Slaughter and May contact partner. In addition, if you think you have been the victim of a fraud, you can, of course, report the matter to the police at any time. LEGAL AND REGULATORY Terms of use of this website Privacy notice Recruitment Privacy Notice Accessibility Cookies Insider lists Fraud and scams London office Brussels office Beijing office Hong Kong office Modern slavery statement Our UK tax strategy COVID-19 Risk Assessment Staff Pension Schemes Home People Services Insights Careers London One Bunhill Row London EC1Y 8YY United Kingdom Brussels Square de Meeûs 40 1000 Brussels Belgium Beijing 2906-2909 China World Office 2 No.1 Jianguomenwai Avenue Beijing 100004 China Hong Kong 47th Floor, Jardine House One Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong China Contact us Privacy notice Accessibility Cookies Legal and Regulatory Fraud and scams Modern Slavery – Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement © Copyright 2021 Our Cookies and Your Privacy Our website uses cookies that are always on to enable the site to function correctly. We also use additional non-essential cookies to help us continually improve your experience, analyse the use of our pages and enable social media features. You can accept all cookies by clicking on Accept All Cookies or click on Cookie Settings to choose or reject the additional non-essential cookies we use.Cookie notice Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies