Scam communications and Osborne Clarke
Published on 7th March 2025
Like other professional service firms, from time to time Osborne Clarke’s name (or the names of its solicitors) are used by fraudsters in scam emails, letters and faxes to add credibility to the fraudulent communication.
While we cannot police such scams, this page highlights those scams which have been brought to our attention and which we consider may pose a risk to other potential victims.
Osborne Clarke will never issue unsolicited communications suggesting that the recipient may be in a position to benefit from an inheritance from a named estate (e.g. “the estate of John Smith”). Similarly emails advising a change in our bank details, or requesting that you divert bill payments to a non-Osborne Clarke account, are highly likely to be fraudulent. If you receive such a communication please treat it as a scam.
If you receive a communication bearing the name "Osborne Clarke Law Corp", "Osborne Clarke Solicitors", "Osborne Clarke & Partners UK", "Osborn Clarke", or from any email address other than osborneclarke.com it is also likely to be fraudulent.
If you have received a communication purportedly from this firm and you are unsure of its authenticity, please do contact our press office.
You can find more information on fraud including scam emails and how to report them on the Actionfraud website.
Please note that communications intended for Osborne Clarke, that are mistakenly sent to an email domain other than "@osborneclarke.com" could be received by third parties, not associated with Osborne Clarke. When sending information to Osborne Clarke, please ensure that emails are addressed to the correct recipients.
Specific fraudulent communications of which we are aware
None of the following matters are originated by Osborne Clarke. If you have received a communication resembling the ones detailed above we advise you to ignore it and do not contact the sender.
- Updated 21 August 2025: We are aware that the scam noted on 31 July is ongoing, using the same strategy.
- Updated 31 July 2025: We are aware of a scam email purporting to be from Osborne Clarke LLP with the subject "Intellectual Property Rights Violation Notification - Osborne Clarke LLP". The email is sent from the address noreply@appsheet.com and claims to represent one of a number of small companies.
The email falsely accuses recipients of intellectual property violations and demands actions to avoid legal liability. It includes a link to download supposed evidence and requests recipients to remove content and provide a written statement. We have seen examples of this scam involving at least four small, unrelated companies.
Despite the references to Osborne Clarke in the email, we have no affiliation with the companies mentioned. The email is a scam, and we advise recipients not to click on any links or provide any personal information.
- Updated 7 March 2025: We are aware of a Kaidsart LLP website using Osborne Clarke content, branding and images of our people. It has also been brought to our attention that a Rhys Faulkner of Kaidsart LLP is impersonating Conrad Davies and using his picture on the Kaidsart LLP website. The website is a scam website and the law firm Kaidsart LLP a bogus law firm. Despite the references to Osborne Clarke on the website, we have no affiliation with a Rhys Faulkner or Kaidsart LLP.
Updated 6 January 2025: We have been made aware of scam emails from a 'Claire Anderson' or 'Claire Stafford' using five different domains (osborne-clarkelaws.co.uk, osborne-clarkeslaw.co.uk, osborneclarksllp.co.uk, osbourne-clarkelaw.co.uk, osbornes-clarke.co.uk). These emails falsely claim to be from Osborne Clarke and request an urgent response regarding unpaid invoices.
