Fraud Warning
Please be advised that we have become aware of potential scams in which third parties may be falsely using PIMCO’s name in an attempt to commit fraud. These types of scams may involve individuals purporting to be employed by or otherwise associated with PIMCO seeking to execute financial transactions or obtain personal information, for example, through purported employment opportunities. Such individuals may make contact through messaging services, third party apps, false social media accounts, or free webmail services. All such activity is unaffiliated with PIMCO.
To avoid becoming the victim of an impersonation scam, please:
- Confirm you are visiting an authorized PIMCO website.
- PIMCO authorized domains include: pimco.com, pimco.ca, pimco.com.br, pimco.lat, pimco.co.uk, pimco.dk, pimco.fi, pimco.no, pimco.be, pimco.ch, pimco.lu, pimco.co.uk, pimco.it, pimco.de, pimco.fr, pimco.es, pimco.se, pimco.ae, pimco.com.hk, pimco.com.tw, pimco.com.au, pimco.com.sg, and pimco.kr.
- Be aware, PIMCO communications are conducted through authorized business channels. Confirm any emails you receive are sent from one of the PIMCO authorized domains listed above.
- Remain aware of other red flags commonly associated with impersonation schemes, including but not limited to:
- Unsolicited communications originating from unofficial email addresses, websites, social media accounts, or messaging platforms.
- Promises of unusually high investment returns or compensation that seem too good to be true.
- Pressure to act quickly or avoid independent verification.
- Requests to send money, transfer assets, or make payments via cryptocurrency.
PIMCO is not responsible for any losses you may experience as a result of your interactions with such individuals. If you are contacted by persons purporting to be from PIMCO whom you do not recognize, we strongly advise that you do not share any personal information (such as bank details or any other account information), and do not authorize any withdrawals or transfers from your account.
You may report such contact to fraudinquiries@pimco.com. We ask that you provide the following information in connection with such reports: (1) your contact information (full name, physical address, telephone number, email address); and (2) as much information as you can about the event (e.g., the date and time were you contacted, how you were contacted, in what context and through what medium/messaging platform you were contacted, the name, user ID and any other details about who contacted you, what precisely was said, screenshots of any written communications, if social media was used, the social media platform that was used and the full URL address of the social media account, etc.).
Please be advised that the processing of your personal data will occur in accordance with our Privacy Notice.
While PIMCO is under no obligation to take any action based on this information, your voluntary disclosure of it could potentially allow us to better identify and attempt to stop future abusive conduct by the same or similar people.
Please note that any outreach by PIMCO to law enforcement regarding any fraudulent activities will be conducted solely on PIMCO’s behalf. If you believe you are a victim of a scam, you may also report the scam to a government agency on your own behalf.