Fraud alerts
Like many large organizations with a global brand, Norton Rose Fulbright from time to time attracts the attention of individuals who are intent on misusing its name or the names of its lawyers and employees in the pursuit of fraudulent activities.
We endeavor to highlight the major frauds that we are aware of on this fraud alerts page, but unfortunately the increasing volume and type of frauds and scams means that it is impossible to prevent the misuse of the firm’s name and the names of our lawyers and employees. The most common frauds and scams known to us are listed below. This list is not exhaustive.
If you receive a communication which purports to be in our name or in the name of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please contact us on [email protected] before engaging with the sender any further.
We report fraudulent activities involving our name or the names of our lawyers and employees to the relevant regulatory and law enforcement agencies.
October 15, 2024
Fraudulent Facebook accounts
We are aware of the existence of certain fraudulent Facebook pages impersonating the firm or firm lawyers, some of which include unauthorized use of our firm logo and office locations. We have reported the fraudulent pages to Facebook and requested their removal.
If you receive a communication which purports to be in our name or in the name of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please contact [email protected] or your usual contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. We are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible and have the pages removed from Facebook.
August 14, 2024
Fraudulent X (formerly known as Twitter) accounts
We are aware of the existence of certain fraudulent X accounts impersonating the firm, which include unauthorized use of our firm name and logo, references to our lawyers and images of our offices. In some cases, posts from these accounts link to a fraudulent website, which includes our firm name.
We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. We are taking all possible steps to have the infringing posts and the website removed.
If you receive a communication which purports to be in our name or in the name of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please contact [email protected] or your usual contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
May 23, 2024
Fraudulent website (Asia)
We are aware of the existence of a fraudulent website which includes the unauthorized use of the profiles of some of our Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers. We have taken steps to ensure that the infringing content is removed.
If you receive a communication which purports to be from Norton Rose Fulbright or in the names of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please do not respond and contact [email protected] or your usual contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. We are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible, including reporting the scams to the relevant regulatory authorities.
March 11, 2022
Fraudulent emails – Invoices (EMEA)
We are aware that a number of businesses have been contacted by email on behalf of Norton Rose Fulbright with the intention of seeking contact details, normally in the context of an outstanding invoice. These emails are being sent from outside of Norton Rose Fulbright and are phishing attempts; examples we have seen include Norton-rosefulbright.co.uk and Norton-Fulbright.com, but we believe there may be other variants.
If you receive a communication which purports to be in our name or in the name of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please do not respond and contact [email protected] or your usual contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. We are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible, including reporting the scams to the relevant regulatory authorities.
February 02, 2022
Fraudulent phone calls (Canada)
We are aware that some people have received phone calls in which the caller has purported to be an individual who works at Norton Rose Fulbright’s Toronto office. The topics of these phone calls seem to concern crypto currency or an existing scam/law suit. If you receive a phone call or other communication which purports to be from our lawyers or in the name of our lawyers and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please contact [email protected] or your usual contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. We are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible, including reporting the scams to the relevant regulatory authorities.
June 19, 2020
Fraudulent communications (fund transfer instructions)
We are aware that fraudulent fund transfer instructions are in email circulation purporting to come from an individual who works at Norton Rose Fulbright. These fraudulent fund transfer instructions appear to be targeted at organisations in Ecuador.
If you receive a communication which purports to be in our name or in the name of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please contact [email protected] or your usual contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. We are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible, including reporting the scams to the relevant regulatory authorities.
January 29, 2020
Fraudulent invoices
We are aware that fraudulent tax invoices are in circulation purporting to come from Norton Rose Fulbright using faked Norton Rose Fulbright letterhead.
Before engaging with the sender any further, please either contact us on [email protected] or your usual billing contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Please also immediately notify the appropriate members of your finance department to ensure that no fraudulent invoice or request for money is paid. We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. Please be assured that we are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible, and we would appreciate any information that you can provide which might help in this respect.
January 2020
Fraudulent communications (including invoices)
We are aware that fraudulent invoices are in circulation purporting to come from an individual who works at Norton Rose Fulbright using an email address @nortonrosefuibright.net and on a faked Norton Rose Fulbright letterhead.
If you receive a communication which purports to be in our name or in the name of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please contact [email protected] or your usual billing contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. Please be assured that we are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible, and we would appreciate any information that you can provide which might help in this respect.
June 26, 2019
Bogus website - Nortonrosecallp.com
We are aware of the existence of the website, nortonrosecallp.com. We believe that this website constitutes unauthorized use of Norton Rose Fulbright’s intellectual property and we are taking steps to ensure that the infringing content is removed. In the meantime, if you receive any email or fax communication from nortonrosecallp.com, please do not respond, as such communications are bogus and have no connection whatsoever with Norton Rose Fulbright. For further information, please contact [email protected].
February 26, 2019
Fraudulent communications (including invoices)
We are aware that fraudulent invoices are in circulation purporting to come from an individual who works at Norton Rose Fulbright and on a faked Norton Rose Fulbright letterhead.
Example of fraudulent invoice
If you receive a communication which purports to be in our name or in the name of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please contact [email protected] or your usual billing contact at Norton Rose Fulbright.
We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. Please be assured that we are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible, and we would appreciate any information that you can provide which might help in this respect.
August 17, 2018
Fraudulent communications (including invoices)
We are aware that fraudulent invoices are in circulation purporting to come from an individual who works at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Example of fraudulent invoice | Example of fraudulent invoice 2
If you receive a communication which purports to be in our name or in the name of our lawyers or employees and are unsure as to its provenance or veracity, please contact [email protected] or your usual billing contact at Norton Rose Fulbright. We regret that you may be exposed to these scams. Please be assured that we are taking all possible steps to identify those responsible, and we would appreciate any information that you can provide which might help in this respect.
March 2018
Fraudulent emails
We are aware that emails are in circulation purporting to come from an individual who works at Norton Rose Fulbright informing the recipient that payments are available in respect of fatalities that have occurred to family members and requesting the recipient to provide certain personal details. These emails are bogus and have no connection with us.
We operate to a single email naming convention: [email protected]. Any communications not in this format or which feature a derivative of our global email address are likely to be fraudulent and should not be responded to.
January 2018
Fraudulent invoices
We are aware that invoices and “acquisition closing letters” are in circulation purporting to have been issued by Norton Rose Fulbright. These documents, which are issued on a poor approximation of our letterhead, are bogus. We have reported the issue to the SRA and to the Police. If you have any concerns regarding invoices or letters that you may have received from Norton Rose Fulbright, please contact [email protected].
January 2017
Edward Duuk - fraudulent referencing
We are aware that the above-named entity claims to be a subsidiary company of Norton Rose Fulbright and is fraudulently referencing our website and our address. We can confirm that Norton Rose Fulbright has no relationship whatsoever with Edward Duuk.