Many organisations have seen an increase in scam attempts and fraudulent communications. Bad actors sometimes impersonate or otherwise falsely claim to be partners, staff, or representatives of Slaughter and May on social media, the internet, and in direct electronic communications such as email, WhatsApp, or text messages. 

These impersonators may use the Slaughter and May name and logo, as well as partner or staff names, photos and job titles, in an attempt to obtain your personal, sensitive, or financial information.

Slaughter and May, its partners, and its staff are not involved in these scams and genuine emails from Slaughter and May only use the domain “@slaughterandmay.com”.

Please be vigilant in protecting yourself from scams and exercise caution in relation to unusual or unexpected communications.

Examples of scam attempts

Examples of such scams include, but are not limited to:

  • Impersonating one of our lawyers and claiming to act for a client, regulator, or counterparty, requesting an urgent payment, a signature on a document, or disclosure of confidential information
  • Impersonating a senior executive of a target organisation, who then introduces a fake lawyer purporting to be from Slaughter and May, providing a WhatsApp number for that person 
  • Requesting payment of an unpaid or overdue invoice
  • Requesting payment of a deposit or wanting to discuss a confidential business deal
  • Offers relating to financial settlements or tax liabilities
  • Offers to recover money on the recipient's behalf
  • Claiming to be a client of Slaughter and May
  • Advertising fake job listings or job opportunities using the firm's name

Invoice and payment fraud

We do not change our bank details frequently. Should you receive a notification or request suggesting that the details have changed, please verify this by contacting your usual Slaughter and May contact by telephone, as that notification or request may not have come from Slaughter and May and may be a fraudulent communication.

Known fraudulent domains

The following are examples of fraudulent domains that have been identified as impersonating the firm. This list is not exhaustive, and new domains may be used:

  • slaughterandmay-law.uk
  • slaughtermay-lawyer.com

What to do if you suspect fraud or impersonation

If you believe you have been the recipient of a scam communication, please do not respond. Do not click on any links or open any attachments contained in a suspicious message.

You may wish to consider:

Reporting the communication to Slaughter and May. If you are an existing client, you can verify the communication by telephoning your usual Slaughter and May contact using a known number you already hold. If you are not an existing client, you can report the communication to the firm at [email protected]. Where you have been contacted by email using a fraudulent domain and when reporting this to us, please include that email as an attachment (rather than a forwarded message).

Reporting the communication to the relevant messaging provider (e.g. WhatsApp) using the in-app option to report.

We report scam attempts to the relevant regulatory authorities where appropriate, including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Action Fraud (UK). Further information can be found on the SRA scam alerts page: SRA Scam alerts Solicitors Regulation Authority. 

 

Last updated: 23 July 2026