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Vinci Construction UK, the French owned firm which specialises in urban regeneration, has seen several suppliers defrauded of materials and services by imposters.

Vinci also operates in education, healthcare, industrial, air, retail, commercial and mixed-use sectors and is one of Britain’s biggest constructors.

The fraudsters impersonation Vinci are running what is described as a sophisticated con which is conducted via telephone and e-mail correspondence. This fraudulent correspondence is branded with the name and logo and may contain the names of senior employees within the Vinci organisation.

Vinci France has a list of over 170 websites claiming to be a Vinci Group company.

Vinci Construction UK has issued the following advice: ‘If you have any doubt, please contact our Purchasing Team via the Head Office on +44 (0)1923 233433 to verify the authenticity of a Credit Account Application or Purchase Order. Please note you will not be called via this number – if you are called via this number, it is likely to be fraudulent’.

Further information on matters of this nature is available at Action Fraud - www.actionfraud.police.uk

Be aware of fraudulent job offers

Vinci Construction UK is also aware that false employment opportunities are being made which are advertised as job offers from VINCI Construction UK Ltd. Again fraudulent correspondence is branded with the company name and logo and often contains the names of senior employees within our organisation.

The company has issued the following statement: ‘Please be advised that our recruitment process is professional and comprehensive and will always require candidates to attend a face to face interview. We will never ask you to pay any money or provide bank details during the recruitment process.

‘We do not correspond via free, web based e-mail addresses such as gmail.co.uk, yahoo.com, hotmail.co.uk etc. We do not use mobile phone numbers as primary contact details for recruitment purposes.

’If you have any concerns over the validity of any correspondence received in respect of employment with VINCI Construction UK Ltd, you should contact the Human Resources Department on 01923 470408.

VINCI-CERT is a structure in charge of handling information security incidents and cybercrime issues targeting the VINCI Group

Picture: Fraudsters are offering jobs at Vinci Construction UK and asking applicants to pay for the privilege.

www.vinci.com

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
31st May 2023

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