Clifford Chance UK Managing Partner Named in Scam Emails, SRA Warns
The emails falsely claim to have come from London-based partner Michael Bates, the regulator has announced.
April 01, 2019 at 07:09 AM
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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning after scam emails claiming to be from Clifford Chance UK managing partner Michael Bates were sent out to members of the public.
According to a statement by the SRA, the emails asked recipients to review an attachment in relation to a client matter. The emails came from the address "[email protected]".
Both CC and Bates confirmed to the SRA that they do not have any connection with the emails referred to above and that any email showing ".onmicrosoft.com" in the email address is not from the genuine firm.
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