Fraud and scam alerts
A roundup of our most recent fraud and scam alerts.
Should you have received a phishing email purporting to be from Simmons & Simmons, please email abuse@simmons-simmons.com and attach an original copy. In your report, please include any relevant information such as email headers, sender email addresses, content examples, or any invoices that you may have received and we'll investigate it.
Fraud and scam alerts
29 August 2025 - We have been made aware of several emails purporting to originate from Simmons & Simmons sent to individuals alleging that their Facebook pages have infringed various US intellectual property rights via the unauthorised sharing of audio and visual content. The recipients of these emails are asked to click on a link to view evidence of the alleged infringement. These emails are not genuine and the links are likely to be malicious.
7 January 2025 - We have become aware of a Russian website that is impersonating the Simons & Simmons brand, using the domain name “xenoglyph.info”. Simmons & Simmons does not have an office or presence in Russia, and the site is unauthorised.
14 November 2024 - We have been made aware of scam emails being sent out that falsely claim to be from Simmons & Simmons LLP. These emails, which appear to be from Simmons & Simmons but are generally sent via Gmail address’, request the deletion of personal data and request an offer of compensation for privacy breaches under GDPR regulations. The emails may include suspicious links and/or attachments, such as "Proof of infringement of XXXXX.pdf".
20 June 2024 - We have become aware of a Russian website that is impersonating the Simons & Simmons brand, using the domain name “simmonspartner.com”. Simmons & Simmons does not have an office or presence in Russia, and the site is unauthorised.
4 April 2023 - We have become aware of a website purporting to be a barristers’ chambers called Patrick Boyd Law Group, using the name and profile of Patrick Boyd of this firm. The individual’s name and profile has been used without his knowledge and neither he nor Simmons & Simmons has any affiliation or relationship with such organisation. This is not a genuine website and members of the public should refrain from engaging with the website or the organisation.
20 October 2022 - We have been made aware of emails sent to individuals at organisations claiming to be from a representative of Simmons & Simmons requesting payment of overdue invoices. The emails were sent from the domains, ssslegallclp.com and simmonslegals.com. Anyone receiving such emails should ignore the content (including attachments) and exercise appropriate caution. The representatives’ names have been used without their knowledge and the emails are fraudulent. If you have any concerns about the legitimacy of any communication claiming to be from Simmons & Simmons, please speak to us to confirm its legitimacy and refrain from responding directly to the communication.
19 September 2022 - We have been informed of emails sent to individuals at business entities purporting to be from a representative of Simmons & Simmons requesting payment of outstanding invoices. The emails were sent from the domain, @simmonslegalllp.com. Anyone receiving such emails should ignore the content and exercise appropriate caution. The emails have not originated from Simmons & Simmons and are fraudulent. If you have any concerns about the legitimacy of any communication purporting to be from Simmons & Simmons, please speak to us to confirm its legitimacy and refrain from responding directly to the communication.
17 August 2022 - We have been made aware of emails sent to individuals at business entities purporting to be from a representative of Simmons & Simmons requesting payment of invoices. The emails were sent from the domain, @simons-simmons.com. Anyone receiving such emails should ignore the content and exercise appropriate caution. The representative’s name has been used without their knowledge and the emails are fraudulent. If you have any concerns about the legitimacy of any communication purporting to be from Simmons & Simmons, please speak to us to confirm its legitimacy and refrain from responding directly to the communication.
14 October 2021 - We have been made aware of an attempted scam in Spain whereby a broker purportedly named "Camila Moulin" has offered to help a victim of a previous fraud to recover stolen money, and has asked the individual to sign a contract with the Simmons & Simmons name on it and to send the broker a financial deposit to start the process of recovery. Simmons & Simmons knows nothing about any such recovery arrangements and its name has been used without permission.
14 October 2021 - We have become aware of a Russian website that is impersonating the Simmons & Simmons brand, using the domain name is “simmonssimmons.uk”. Simmons & Simmons does not have an office or presence in Russia, and the site is unauthorised.
29 September 2021 - We understand that the Simmons & Simmons name is being used in connection with a phone call scam, in which the caller offers to help the recipient of the call to claim a lottery prize win. This is not genuine, and members of the public should not provide the caller with any personal details, and should report the matter immediately to us and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
29 June 2021 - We understand that an email has been sent to a business entity, claiming to be from Ruth Simm as a representative of Simmons & Simmons. The email address of the sender was ruthsimm@btinternet.com. There is no Ruth Simm working at Simmons & Simmons and any emails received from this person should be ignored and reported immediately to us and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
20 April 2018 - We are aware that a number of people are receiving false communication requesting the transfer of funds or confidential client information. Simmons and Simmons only ever send emails from the @simmons-simmons.com domain and never makes unsolicited phone calls requesting urgent financial transactions.
This is part of a wider issue with fraud involving the impersonation of lawyers from a number of firms. The SRA has issued an alert about one specific attempt that we have been made aware of recently in relation to emails purporting to be from David Parkes of this firm – more information can be found on the SRA website.
If you have any concerns about the legitimacy of any communication purporting to be from Simmons & Simmons please refrain from responding directly to the communication and instead speak to Simmons & Simmons to confirm its legitimacy.
25 January 2016 - We have become aware of emails in which the names of two lawyers in this firm are being referred to. One purports to be from Mark Curtis, the “International Head of Corporate & Commercial” and is seeking contact to discuss a new issue, and the others purport to come from a number of different people (e.g. senior figures at organisations like DHL and WPP) and seek confidential information, but refer to Elizabeth Wake as being involved as a lawyer advising. You should be aware that neither lawyer nor anyone else at Simmons & Simmons, has any involvement in the matters being referred to. Their names have been used without their knowledge and the emails are fraudulent. Anyone receiving such an email should ignore the content and exercise appropriate caution.
We have become aware that emails have been sent recently which state that they are from Alex Lloyd William, who purports to be a member of this firm. He claims to be in possession of inheritance funds from a deceased client (Engr. Mahundi Lowell Dawod), which he wants to share with the email recipients. He has been using a bogus posting on LinkedIn to try and gain credibility. The emails have not originated from Simmons & Simmons, and are fraudulent, and anyone receiving such an email should ignore the content and exercise appropriate caution.
We have become aware that emails have been sent recently which state that they are from this firm and/or Patrick Wallace and/or Jeremy Hoyland. The subject matter of the emails relates to the funds allegedly being held in the Bank of Montreal. The emails have not originated from Simmons & Simmons, Patrick Wallace or Jeremy Hoyland, and Patrick Wallace or Jeremy Hoyland are not acting as a consultant to the Bank of Montreal. We are taking steps to deal with this activity. Anyone receiving such an email should ignore the content and exercise appropriate caution.
We have become aware that the firm’s name and wordmark (and the name of individuals including Simon Watson) are being used and referred to as acting for an organisation called “BForBinary”. This firm has no relationship with any such organisation and any communications purporting to come from the firm in relation to BForBinary” are fraudulent.