Phone calls, letters, emails and text messages from scammers/ fraudsters can seem legitimate and convincing so it is important to be vigilant and when it comes to unusual or unexpected communications.
Genuine emails from Howse Williams only use the domain of “@howsewilliams.com”.
We do not use WhatsApp’s click to chat feature or any similar instant messaging system to communicate with clients.
If you receive any communication purporting to be from Howse Williams, any of our partners or employees or refer to Howse Williams about which you are uncertain or suspicious, please do not respond and do not provide personal or confidential information.
You can check whether a communication is genuine by telephoning your usual Howse Williams contact before taking any action or forwarding any suspicious communication to [email protected] and we will investigate it.
We report scam attempts to the relevant regulatory authorities where appropriate. Further information can be found on The Law Society of Hong Kong’s Scam Alert page.
We set out below details of specific scam attempts that we have been made aware of and which have been reported to the Police and The Law Society of Hong Kong. This list is not exhaustive.
July 2025: Scam website impersonating Howse Williams 何韋律師行
Our attention has been drawn to a scam website ‘https://www.chanhuenglawfirm.com/’ which looks like the firm’s genuine website. The use of our firm’s name, its logo, our website contents (including photos), or our Alexandra House address on this scam website is unauthorised.
The name “Chanhueng law firm”, the domain name @chanhuenglawfirm.com, the email address [email protected], the telephone number +852 6198 5662 or the address 33 Gage Street Central, Hong Kong do not belong to Howse Williams.
Howse Williams only maintains one website under the domain “@howsewilliams.com”.
December 2024: Phishing emails purporting to be issued by Howse Williams / its lawyers
We have been made aware of phishing emails sent from “[email protected]” regarding an alleged copyright infringement claim. Neither Howse Williams nor any of its partners have any involvement with emails or messages from this email address. The use of the firm’s name, address as well as email addresses and telephone numbers of individual lawyers are unauthorised.
Genuine emails from Howse Williams only use the domain “@howsewilliams.com”.
December 2024: Scam website purporting to belong to Howse Williams 何韋律師行
Our attention has been drawn to a scam website ‘https://hewei-lawyer.com/index.html’ purporting to belong to “Howse Williams 何韋律師行” and impersonating certain partners of the firm. This website as well as the use of “Howse Williams 何韋律師行”, our logo, and our partners’ names and their photos are unauthorised.
Our firm does not use click-to-chat features to communicate with clients.
November 2024: Scam website purporting to belong to Howse Williams 何韋律師行
We have been made aware of a scam website ‘https://lawyer-lservice.com/index.html’ purporting to belong to “Howse Williams 何韋律師行”. This website as well as the use of “Howse Williams 何韋律師行”, our logo, and our partners’ names and their photos are unauthorised.
Our firm does not use click-to-chat features to communicate with clients.
June 2024: Fake LinkedIn profile of a person purporting to be a partner of Howse Williams
We have been made aware of a fake LinkedIn account of an individual falsely claiming to be a partner of Howse Williams and referring to “Ho & Wai Solicitors”.
Our partners are listed on The Law List of The Law Society of Hong Kong. We have no relationship with any entity by the name of “Ho & Wai Solicitors”.
July 2023: Scam involving the misuse of Howse Williams' name
We have been made aware of scam emails using the domain “@howsewiliams.com” (with one “l” in the domain name instead of two).
Howse Williams does not have any involvement with emails or messages from this domain. Genuine emails from Howse Williams only use the domain “@howsewilliams.com”.