Fraud Alerts
As a global Firm, Ashurst has been made aware of instances where our name has been used in fraudulent scam emails.
As soon as we become aware of such an occurrence, we will endeavour to raise awareness of this illegal activity on our Fraud Alerts page.
If you receive a communication which purports to be from Ashurst and are unsure as to its authenticity, please contactcompliance.team@ashurst.comor your usual contact at Ashurst.
遗憾的是我们不能直接阻止这些电子邮件s or other communications from occurring in instances where they do not originate from or pass through Ashurst systems. We will however undertake all reasonable steps to identify those responsible and will report such scams to our regulatory authorities.
September 2022
We have been made aware of an email purporting to relate to an arbitration matter involving one of our London partners, Matthew Saunders.
The email and its attached documents request that a payment should be made. These are not genuine, and do not relate to an arbitration that involved Matthew Saunders.
The sender of the email used the address: af.supportoffice@proton.me
The email/documents do not come from Matthew Saunders or from Ashurst LLP or any other Ashurst group company. In the event that you are contacted by that email address, we recommend that you permanently delete the email and refrain from engaging with the sender in any way.
August 2022
Fraudulent emails
We have been made aware of the continued receipt of emails purporting to be from one of our London partners, Rob Aird.
Fraudulent parties may also impersonate financial institutions such as banks or wealth management companies as part of the scam.
The email addresses used by the fraudulent party include (but are not limited to):
- reededward45[@]gmail[.]com
- rob.aird[at]zohomail.com
- private.email0090[@]gmail[.]com; and
These emails suggest that the recipient has been identified as a close relative of an individual who has passed away for whom Rob Aird purportedly acts.
The emails request the recipient contacts Rob Aird as soon as possible and may ask the recipient for documentation or other personal information.
These emails donotcome from Rob Aird or from Ashurst LLP or any other Ashurst group company.
我们建议你永久删除电子邮件和refrain from engaging with the sender in any way. If there are links links or attachments contained within the email, please do not click on them.
July 2022
We are aware of fraudulent messages being sent to individuals who are selling goods on online selling platforms. The messages are purporting to threaten legal action by "Ashurt Lawyers Australia" unless the individual ceases and desists in selling the goods.
These messages are not from our firm and we have no association with the sender of these messages.
Please see below examples of the format of these messages and language used by the fraudster:
We advise you to not respond to the message.
January 2022
We are aware of fraudulent emails being sent to individuals from the email address reededward45[@]gmail[.]com, rob.aird[at]zohomail.com or private.email0090[@]gmail[.]com purporting to be from one of our London partners, Rob Aird.
These emails suggest that the recipient has been identified as a close relative of an individual who has passed away for whom Rob Aird purportedly acts. The emails request the recipient contacts Rob Aird as soon as possible.
These emails do not come from Rob Aird or from Ashurst LLP or any other Ashurst group company.
我们建议你永久删除电子邮件和refrain from engaging with the sender in any way. If there are links contained within the email, please do not click on them.
Please see below for an example of the format of these emails and language used by the fraudster:
