Protect Yourself From Fraud

A company using the fraudulent name of Foncière Cronos and claiming to be a subsidiary of AXA group and managed by employees of AXA Investment Managers, claims to offer financial services or investment solutions in particular in solar charging stations. This entity addresses the general public via various communication platforms.

This is a fraud as Foncière Cronos, managed by AXA IM is not open to general public.  This company should in no way be associated with or part of the AXA Group or AXA Investment Managers which does not offer this type of direct investment solution to investors.

September 2023

AXA IM would like to warn the public and our clients of impersonation fraud and fraudulent use of its name.

Unsolicited calls are being made by fraudsters to members of the public by individuals impersonating employees of AXA Investment Managers, specifically Jared Cook on behalf of AXA Investment Managers Ireland. This is a fraud and cease any communications with them. The unsolicited calls are then followed up with an email containing a fraudulent document “AXA Fixed Term Savings Bond – Investment Guide” by way of attachment to the email.

Fraudulent Details as at 12th October 2023 (Note: Fraudsters regularly change these details):

Email Addresses:

• accounts@axaimclients.com
• info@axaimclients.com
• info@axdubireland.com;
• compliance@axdubireland.com;
• accounts@axaim-ireland.com;
• info@axaim-ireland.com;
• jared-cook@axaim-ireland.com;
• accounts@axdubireland.com; and
• accounts@axaimireland.com.

Telephone Numbers:

• 01 568 67 35 
• 01 568 67 52
• 015686918;
• 01 568 6912; and
• 01 568 6935.

The above details are not associated with AXA IM in any way. If you have been the recipient of a fraudulent request or communication, we strongly advise you to ignore the emails, social media and/or internet links.

If you are in the UK and are impacted by fraud, please contact Action Fraud (https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/) immediately or your nearest police station. You should also notify your bank if you have sent any funds to fraudsters. Please forward any suspicious emails to lonfinancialcrimeteam@axa-im.com.

Here is a list of common tactics used by fraudsters. Keep these in mind if you’re contacted someone claiming to be from AXA IM.

• Fraudsters will often use an incorrect AXA company name – we are AXA Investment Managers Ltd
• Check that the Financial Conduct Authority registration number matches ours – 01431068
• Email addresses/web domains used will be a variation of AXA IM’s genuine details
• Fraudsters will make use of AXA IM logos and sometimes use the names of people employed by AXA IM as a way to gain your trust – don’t let these reassure you if you are in doubt
• Fraudsters will ask for passwords and pins to ‘verify your account’ – legitimate investment managers will never ask for these outside of a secure process
• Fraudsters often use offshore bank accounts when asking for money – legitimate investment managers will not provide you with bank account details in offshore jurisdictions and or ask you to transfer funds to such accounts