We have been made aware of a scam email headed “Your claim for damages has been recognized”, sent in German and related to a supposed compensation claim with ‘McAfee’. The email asks the recipient to confirm their contact details and was sent from the email address ‘thu_mcfee@gmx.com’. This email also contains the contact details ‘+43 1 000 0000’, ‘info@refund-services.de’ and Hausfeld & Co LLP, 12 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DW, UK Commercial Register Number: FN 123456a.
A second email was sent in English and related to a supposed compensation claim. The email asks the recipient to confirm their name and contact details and was sent from the email address ‘8532lee_addyson@gmx.com’. The email contains a signatory ‘Your Claims Department, Hausfeld & Co LLP, 12 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DW, UK Registriert unter HRB 7890’.
Any business or transaction through the email addresses or telephone number shown above is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.
What should I do?
When a firm's or individual's identity has been copied exactly (or cloned), due diligence is necessary. If you receive correspondence claiming to be from the above firm(s) or individual(s), or information of a similar nature to that described, you should conduct your own due diligence by checking the authenticity of the correspondence by contacting the law firm directly by reliable and established means. You should not use the contact details or link provided in the correspondence itself, as these may redirect you to a fraudulent website or otherwise expose you to fraud. You can contact the SRA to find out if individuals or firms are regulated and authorised by the SRA and verify an individual's or firm's practising details. Other verification methods, such as checking public records (e.g. telephone directories and company records) may be required in other circumstances.
We have reported this to the SRA and to Action Fraud. If you require any further information in relation to this, please contact us via info@hausfeld.com or using our contact form.
