Scan attempts
For several months now, fraudulent investment proposals, for the purpose of scamming, using the name, address, logo and/or authorisation number of authorised management companies, as well as the names of employees of these management companies (including Sabadell Asset Management and the rest of Amundi Group entities).
Fraudsters usurp the identity of Sabadell Asset Management and the rest of Amundi Group entities and/or their employees and/or pretend to work for these entities, and distribute commercial offers and investment proposals in its name. These offers do not come from Sabadell Asset Management and/or the rest of the entities of Amundi’s Group and are not binding for these entities.
In order to protect yourself against these scams, we invite you to read the following information.
Sabadell Asset Management calls for vigilance and reminds you of the following points:
- Sabadell Asset Management and the rest of Amundi Group entities never contact the general public directly in order to offer a service or an investment product, in particular a financial product;
- Sabadell Asset Management and the rest of Amundi Group entities never collects or receives funds directly from the general public;
- An employee from Sabadell Asset Management or the rest of Amundi Group entities will never solicit you, in any way whatsoever, to make an investment proposal;
- Sabadell Asset Management products, and the products of the rest of Amundi Group entities are always sold through banks, investment firms, insurance companies and brokers;
Before making any investment, please check that these establishments are approved and authorised to do so.
Sabadell Asset Management would like to remind you of the following warning signs:
- You do not know the person contacting you;
- You are being promised high, risk-free returns;
- You need to make a decision quickly;
- You need to make a transfer.
More generally, we suggest that you follow these recommendations:
- Do not respond to unsolicited telephone calls;
- Do not give out your personal details (telephone number, e-mail address, identity documents, bank details, IBAN, proof of address, etc.) directly by e-mail or to sites whose reliability you cannot confirm;
- Do not take at face value any information given by someone you speak to, especially over the telephone. They may not be who you think they are and may have assumed the identity of a genuine employee;
- Contact the company your contact claims to be from yourself after looking up their contact details (telephone, email and postal address) to check that the contact is actually from them; Be wary of any links you are asked to click on.
For more recommendations, please consult the educational information from the CNMV at the following addresses:
The CNMV also publishes on its website:
- Entities not authorised by CNMV ("Boiler rooms"): This section warns about entities and/or individuals that might be providing investment services or other activities subject to CNMV supervision without the necessary authorization. https://www.cnmv.es/portal/advertenciaslistado.aspx?tipoAdv=1&lang=en
- Other entities: This section provides information about entities that do not have any type of authorization nor are they registered for any purpose with the CNMV and that might be engaging in some type of fundraising activity or providing some financial service. The list is not exhaustive and mainly comes from search and analysis exercises on the internet and social networks. Inclusion in the list does not imply any statement about the compliance or non-compliance with current regulations of the possible activity of the corresponding entities. https://www.cnmv.es/docportal/aldia/Advertencias_CNMV_Otras.pdf
On the CNMV website, you can also locate in a search engine the warned entities included in one of the lists of unauthorized entities mentioned above.
Finally, if you believe you have been a victim of a scam or fraud, it is very important to report the facts to the CNMV and report the incident to the Police, Civil Guard, or the corresponding Court. The complaints filed allow the responsible bodies to disseminate the corresponding warnings, helping to prevent other investors from being scammed by the same scheme.