Tikehau Capital has been informed of fraudulent practices by persons who, having stolen the identity of some of its employees, have contacted retail investors, urging them to invest in non-existent savings products referred to by the fraudsters, for example, as “savings accounts with guaranteed principle and interest”.
Tikehau Capital urges any person who has received such messages to exercise extreme caution.
Such messages are attempts at deception that may take the form either of phishing, which aims to steal personal data, or misleading solicitations to conduct a “transaction” through a bank transfer or an electronic payment.
Such messages are sent via e-mail or through telephone prospecting while usurping the name Tikehau Capital. While such messages may seem genuine at first glance, certain details should raise red flags of a potential fraud.
Have the right reflexes
Never click on a link in an e-mail asking you to connect for the purpose of reactivating a bank account, verifying suspicious transactions, or providing banking details.
Always check the sender’s address. Our emails are always sent from addresses ending with @tikehaucapital.com (and not .eu, .fr, or any other extension).
Email addresses of Tikehau Capital employees are exclusively in the FirstLetterOfFirstNameFamilyName@tikehaucapital.com or @tikehauim.com format. Any other address ending in any another extension, such as @tikehaucapital.eu or anything else, has been falsified and is an attempt to defraud you.
Tikehau Capital urges you to exercise caution with offers that seem too attractive and with claims of very high, risk-free returns, as well as offers that urge you to make a quick decision or to take prompt action. Under no circumstances do we offer savings accounts with guaranteed principle and interest, as the aforementioned attempted fraud did.
More generally, Tikehau Capital does not offer banking products for either investment or savings purposes.
What should I do if I receive a suspicious message?
If you have the slightest doubt, Tikehau Capital teams are at your service at +33 1 53 59 33 49 and by e-mail at cservice@tikehauim.com. They will quickly check whether the person who contacted you works at Tikehau Capital, and whether or not the identity of the person purportedly signing the email has been stolen.
You are also advised to view the blacklist of the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers)) of all fraudulent companies at https://www.amf-france.org/fr/espace-epargnants/proteger-son-epargne/listes-noires-and-mises-in-garde.
What should I do if I’m a victim of fraud?
Immediately file a complaint with the nearest police station or gendarmerie.
You should also report the e-mail or the phishing website to:
- Phishing Initiative (https://phishing-initiative.fr/contrib/), in order to input it into databases of various browsers to block access to these websites
- Internet Signalement (Pharos) (https://www.internet-signalement.gouv.fr/PortailWeb/planets/SignalerEtapeAccepter!load.action), in order to report the illegal website to the police.
Lastly, it is important to contact Tikehau Capital at +33 1 53 59 33 49 or by e-mail atClient-Service@tikehaucapital.com, so that it can react accordingly.