Quadrangle is a leading global alternative asset manager. Cybercriminals frequently attempt to take advantage of Quadrangle’s reputation to engage in fraudulent schemes, through which victims are tricked into thinking that they are dealing with trusted Quadrangle personnel, including through websites, texts, emails, mailings, telephone calls, and other communication platforms. These fraudulent tactics are continuously evolving and usually involve using false pretenses to convince a victim to share personal information. Many of these attacks take the form of “phishing,” a practice where a cybercriminal attempts to obtain your confidential personal information, such as your social security number, account/financial information, and usernames/passwords.
Below is general information on how to recognize and avoid common schemes.
Common Examples of Fraudulent Activities
Email or SMS (Text) Phishing:
The most common form of phishing involves a cybercriminal sending an email or text message that looks like it comes from a legitimate source, asking you to click on a link, download an attachment, or provide personal information.
Vishing:
Vishing, or telephone phishing, involves a cybercriminal calling you on the phone, pretending to be a company representative. The visher will say there is an urgent problem that will cause you financial harm, and their solution will involve you providing your personal information.
Job Offer Scams:
Scammers may pose as Quadrangle on websites or job platforms, and may target job seekers through posts or advertisements. Imposters may also send fraudulent emails purporting to offer employment at Quadrangle and misusing our branding. These emails do not originate from Quadrangle or any of our affiliates.
Quadrangle does not maintain any official social media accounts and will never conduct hiring through social media, text, or messaging services.
Mobile Device App Scams:
Scammers may steal personal information by creating mobile device apps that purport to be an official Quadrangle app. The scammers solicit investments into non-existent managed funds and are not in any way affiliated with Quadrangle. Quadrangle does not operate or authorize any public mobile apps for investment purposes.
Bank Transfer Scams:
Scammers may contact you, usually by phone but potentially by other means, presenting an urgent and false story that requires you to transfer money into or out of your bank account. Scammers purporting to be Quadrangle may also promise extraordinary returns on your investment at little to no risk.
Investment Scams:
Scammers may contact you offering “high-yield” and similar investments through Quadrangle. These “high-yield investment programs” typically are frauds. For more information on high-yield investment programs and how to avoid them, visit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission webpage.
Best Practices
Confirm authenticity. Only use Quadrangle’s official website and authorized email domains. The email domains and websites authorized by Quadrangle are:
quadrangleinvestment.online
No other website or email domains are authorized by Quadrangle. Please contact us at info@quadrangleinvestment.online if you have questions about the legitimacy of a website, app, or communication.
Read email carefully. Look for typos, unfamiliar links, attachments, and urgent or awkward language. Do not click on suspicious links or provide any banking/personal information.
Do not share password or login information. Certain Quadrangle websites are private and require secure log-in. Apart from allowing you to log in to enter an authorized website, Quadrangle will never ask you for your login information or password.
Avoid suspicious downloads. Always check the validity of apps and files before downloading. Do not trust pop-up ads.
Be skeptical of unsolicited communications. Treat emails, texts, or calls from unknown senders with suspicion, especially if they ask for personal information.
Do not share personal details over the phone. Fraudsters may impersonate Quadrangle, your bank, or government agencies. If you think a call might be legitimate, hang up and separately look up the official contact number before calling back.
Be cautious with wire or payment changes. Quadrangle will never ask you to send or wire funds over phone, email, or text.
Be skeptical of job offers via social media. Quadrangle does not recruit via social media, nor does it conduct interviews through messaging apps. All openings can be verified only through official Quadrangle channels.
How to Report Fraud
If you think you may have been a victim of internet crime or are aware of potentially fraudulent activity, please contact your local authorities and consider also filing a report with these government entities:
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The U.S. Postal Service (for crimes involving U.S. Mail)
For more general guidance on avoiding internet crimes, visit the FBI webpages on common fraud schemes and recent e-scams at:
Quadrangle is not responsible for the content of third-party links and provides them for informational purposes only.