Fraudulent Investment Bond Warning
9 December 2025
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We have been made aware of ING Fixed Rate Euro Bond being offered for investment via emails and Facebook advertising purporting to come from ING. These bonds mention ISIN XS2596304282 with a coupon of 6.38%
We wish to make clear that in the UK ING Bank N.V. is a Wholesale Bank only, serving large corporate customers. We do not offer any retail investment products in the UK, and we will never contact you via letter, email, or phone in relation to a retail financial product or investment opportunity.
Investment scamers are using ING branding, font, brand colouring and employee information to impersonate ING. The email domain addresses and telephone numbers used are not correct and can be checked for authenticity through our wholesale banking website. We do not accept any liability in respect of any funds invested via fraudulent sites.
The following bond XISIN references have been reported and used in this fraudulent activity:
- XS2596304282
- XS2885225966
- XS3043583510
- XS0387079907
- XS2552367687
- XS2813323503 (Barclays)
- GB0002404191 (UK Treasury)
- DE00A30VT97 (Deutsche Bank)
- GB000510312 (Bank of Ireland)
- XS2391850703 (European Investment Bank EIB)
- XS2596304282 (European Investment Bank EIB)
We take these matters seriously and are working with our fraud team and the authorities. If you are approached to invest by anyone purporting to be part of ING, please do not invest and report the approach to our fraud department via email: anti-fraud@uk.ing.com.