Fraud Notice
Jones Day is aware of scams where criminals are attempting to impersonate our lawyers or the Firm to deceive individuals into sending money or sharing personal information. These schemes may appear by email, text, phone, messaging apps, social media, or fraudulent websites, and may include forged documents, copied biographies or signatures, and look‑alike email domains.
Common red flags include unsolicited requests for urgent payments or wire transfers; messages about alleged overdue invoices, tax liabilities, inheritances, financial settlements, or “recovery” of lost funds or cryptocurrency; interview requests by chat or text; and links to fake webpages designed to capture passwords. These communications do not come from Jones Day.
To protect yourself, verify before you act. If you receive an unexpected or suspicious communication purporting to be from Jones Day, do not respond, click links, open attachments, or transfer funds. Instead, confirm authenticity using only the contact information published on our website directory or by calling the relevant Jones Day office at a known telephone number. Do not rely on contact details provided in the suspicious message.
Jones Day does not solicit payments or provide payment instructions for legal services via unsolicited social media in-app messaging, mobile text, or email.
If you suspect fraud:
- Stop communication immediately and preserve screenshots and messages.
- Report the account to the relevant platform(s).
- Consider reporting to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and appropriate consumer protection authorities.
- If funds were sent, promptly contact your bank or payment provider.
If you have concerns about a communication referencing Jones Day, please verify through our website directory or by calling a Jones Day office directly.