Recover Funds Lost to Fraud in France — Legal Services for International Clients

Recover funds lost to fraudulent actors, fake platforms, or dishonest suppliers with a French legal strategy tailored for international clients.

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Fraudulent schemes cause immediate financial damage

The Critical 72-Hour Window After Fraud

The Urgent Reality of Fraud

Fraudulent schemes cause immediate financial damage: vanished payments, fake investment platforms, undelivered goods, identity-based deception, and unpaid loans obtained under false pretenses.

Unlike ordinary unpaid invoices, fraud requires urgent, legally-grounded intervention to secure evidence, freeze assets, and initiate civil and sometimes criminal procedures.

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Our Legal Response

Our law firm assists companies and individuals worldwide who have been victims of fraud involving French entities, French bank accounts, or companies operating from France, with fast, structured, and enforceable recovery measures.

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Why Work With a French Business Lawyer for Fraud Recovery?

Fraud cases require legal action, not simple reminders. Evidence must be secured quickly, assets must be frozen before they disappear, and the victim's rights must be asserted before the fraudster hides, transfers, or dissipates funds.

Why Legal Power is Your Only Real Leverage Against Fraud

Collection agencies send reminder letters. We secure court orders, freeze bank accounts, and initiate criminal complaints.

  • Immediate legal assessment of the fraud
  • Emergency asset freezing through saisie conservatoire
  • Filing of civil and criminal complaints when necessary
  • Coordination with cybercrime units and financial authorities
  • Direct action against banks, intermediaries, or platforms
  • Judicial recovery, enforcement, and seizure of assets
How We Work

Our Fraud Recovery Process

We follow a structured, phase-based approach designed for speed and enforcement.

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Urgent Legal Review & Evidence Preservation

Fraud cases require immediate analysis to determine:

  • the fraudulent nature of the operation
  • liable parties (individuals, companies, platforms, intermediaries, banks)
  • available remedies under French law
  • We take rapid steps to preserve evidence before it disappears:
  • screenshots, contracts, confirmations
  • communications with the platform or seller
  • bank records & IP or identity traces
  • build a legally enforceable case and secure the client's position quickly.

Emergency Asset Freezing , "Saisie Conservatoire"

 Fraudsters often transfer or hide funds within hours.

When possible, we request urgent protective measures to freeze:

  • French bank accounts
  • Funds transferred to fraudulent suppliers
  • Assets held by intermediaries or payment service providers
  • Depending on the circumstances, freezing can be done:
  • with judicial authorization, or
  • without prior authorization (when legal conditions allow)
  • This step is often decisive: once assets are frozen, settlement and recovery become significantly easier.
  • secure funds before they disappear.

Civil Procedure for Recovery of Funds

Once assets are secured, we initiate civil action to obtain:

  • a court order confirming the fraud and the debt
  • compensation for financial loss
  • reimbursement of court and legal costs
  • We handle:
  • Assignation en responsabilité (civil liability claim)
  • Injonction de payer when the claim is clear and documented
  • Claims against facilitators (banks, platforms, intermediaries) when liability applies
  • obtain an enforceable judgment enabling full recovery.

Criminal Procedure (If Applicable)

In cases involving deception, breach of trust, identity fraud, or online investment scams, criminal action may strengthen the case.

  • We assist with:
  • Filing a plainte pénale with the prosecutor
  • Filing with specialized cybercrime units
  • Follow-up and coordination with investigative authorities
  • Parallel civil action to recover funds
  • Criminal complaints do not automatically recover money, but they increase pressure and open investigative avenues.

Enforcement & Recovery

After obtaining a judgment or payment order, we coordinate nationwide enforcement through certified bailiffs:

  • Seizure of bank accounts (saisie attribution)
  • Seizure of movable assets, equipment, or receivables
  • Enforcement against French or international assets
  • We enforce judgments originating from France, EU, UK, US, Canada, and more.

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Transparent Fees Tailored to Your Recovery.

We believe in clear, agreed-upon costs from day one. Choose the precise level of legal action you need, with fees structured for each phase of your recovery, so you only pay for the strategic power that gets results.

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Starting From

What's Included

  • Legal assessment + evidence preservation + initial notices

  • Emergency petition, coordination with bailiffs, execution

  • Full representation until judgment

  • Filing with supporting evidence + legal framing

  • Based on assets, jurisdictions, and complexity

Services Included Starting From

  • Fraud Recovery Initial Phase
  • 950 € HT + success fee
  • Legal assessment + evidence preservation + initial notices
  • Asset Freezing Measures
  • 1,450 € HT + success fee
  • Emergency petition, coordination with bailiffs, execution
  • Civil Proceedings / Court Action
  • 3,490 € HT + success fee
  • Full representation until judgment
  • Criminal Complaint Assistance
  • 1,250 € HT
  • Filing with supporting evidence + legal framing
  • Criminal Complaint Assistance
  • 1,250 € HT
  • Filing with supporting evidence + legal framing
  • Enforcement
  • Quoted individually
  • Based on assets, jurisdictions, and complexity
You are not alone. We have helped clients recover funds from:

We Assist Victims of International & Domestic Fraud in France

Our lawyers regularly act for clients across the globe who have been targeted by fraud with a French connection.

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Fake Financial Platforms

"Trading," "crypto-investment," and "binary options" scams operating from or through France.

Supplier & B2B Fraud

Companies deceived by dishonest suppliers who fail to deliver after payment.

Identity & Impersonation Scams

Where a fraudster poses as a legitimate contact to redirect payments.

E-commerce & Marketplace Fraud

Sellers or buyers scammed on online platforms.

Loan & Advance Fee Fraud

Funds obtained under false pretenses with no intention of repayment.

Geographic Scope

We act wherever the fraudster, their company, the holding bank account, or recoverable assets are located in France.

Case Studies

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Here's How We Turned Crisis into Recovery for Clients Like You.

 From defective products to deliberate fraud, each case began with frustration and financial loss. Discover the proven legal strategies that secured justice, compensation, and closure.

A manufacturing company based in New Zealand, sourced custom lids from a French supplier. A large batch of lids was defective, causing a significant operational incident. We intervened on behalf of the New Zealand company and successfully negotiated with the French supplier’s insurer. The insurer ultimately compensated our client in the amount of €350,000.

Manufacturing Dispute Defective Components (Australia / France)

A foreign company faced persistent non-payment of substantial invoices by a French customer. We initiated urgent debt-collection proceedings in France, obtained a freezing order over the debtor’s bank accounts, and secured full payment of the outstanding invoices — over €100,000 recovered.

Unpaid Invoices Asset-Freezing Measures (Over €100,000 recovered)

A client purchased an online business from a French seller who had misrepresented the asset’s performance and future viability. After receiving the payment, the seller progressively abandoned operations and stopped responding entirely. We pursued litigation, obtained a judgment against the seller, and ultimately recovered our client’s funds.

Fraudulent Business Sale Misrepresentation & Non-Performance

An international logistics provider suffered losses after goods transported through France were damaged due to improper handling by a subcontractor. We established liability, coordinated expert examinations, and secured a €180,000 settlement from the responsible party’s insurer.

International Logistics Company Damaged Goods & Liability Dispute

A European tech company delivered software and support services to a French distributor who stopped paying contractual licensing fees. We issued formal notice, initiated legal action, and negotiated a structured settlement resulting in 100% recovery of outstanding sums plus late-payment interest.

Technology Supplier Software Licensing Fees Unpaid

A hospitality operator sought to terminate a French franchise agreement due to misleading revenue projections and undisclosed operational constraints. We obtained a favourable negotiated exit and compensation for the client’s losses, allowing them to disengage without penalties.

Hospitality Business Franchise Agreement Termination and Compensation

A supplier outside the EU had shipped goods to a French client who refused to pay customs duties and final invoices. The goods were held in France and subject to storage costs. We intervened rapidly, secured a court order authorising release of the goods, and forced the French client to settle all outstanding payments and fees.

Import/Export Firm Retention of Goods as Leverage

A luxury goods brand purchased high-value materials from a French intermediary who delivered non-conforming and partially counterfeit items. We coordinated the civil and criminal complaints, obtained seizure of the seller’s assets, and negotiated a full refund plus damages.

Luxury Retailer Counterfeit Products Delivered

A consulting company engaged a French subcontractor who failed to deliver the agreed services, causing operational delays. We obtained a judicial termination of the contract and recovery of paid advances through enforcement measures.

Professional Services Firm Failure to Perform Contract
FAQs

Questions? We're glad you asked

Fraud Recovery in France: Your Questions Answered

Immediately. The first 72 hours are critical for evidence preservation and asset tracing. Contact us as soon as you suspect fraud to initiate the urgent review phase.

Yes. As a French law firm, we can obtain an emergency saisie conservatoire court order, directing a bank to freeze specified funds. This is a powerful, fast-acting remedy unique to legal proceedings.

We can still act if there is a French element: a French bank account was used, a French-registered company was involved, or assets are located in France. We work with international networks to maximize pressure.

Absolutely. We regularly draft and file criminal complaints with the relevant French authorities, including the Police Judiciaire and Gendarmerie's Cybercrime Division, and maintain professional liaison throughout.

Start with what you have: any correspondence, website URLs, company names, bank details of the payment, and a chronology of events. Our lawyers will guide you in securing any additional evidence needed.

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Time is the fraudster's greatest ally. We act within 24 hours to take that advantage away.

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