Born in Greece · Nationality Greek — Cooking / television and entrepreneurship

Akis Petretzikis

Also known as: Άκης Πετρετζίκης, Georgios Evlampios Petretzikis, Γεώργιος Ευλάμπιος Πετρετζίκης

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Greek chef and presenter born in 1984, winner of the first Greek MasterChef series in 2010.

Akis Petretzikis is a Greek chef, television presenter and food entrepreneur. Entertainment media reported an alleged disagreement with a broadcaster in 2018, and one restaurant business entered liquidation in 2023. Fraudsters also misused his identity in online investment promotions in 2020 and a deepfake promotion in 2025; he publicly denounced both. No personal criminal conviction was established by the sources reviewed.

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Profile No. 6073 · Updated on 8 November 2026

1Documented controversy

2Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

August–December 2020

2020: identity misused in investment promotions

Protagonist is the victim

Protagonist is the victim — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

Online advertisements used Akis Petretzikis’s name without permission to promote supposed investment schemes, including cryptocurrency products. The chef publicly denounced misleading promotions, denied involvement and reserved his legal rights against the unidentified operators.

State of the evidence: His public statement and corroborating press reports.
Legal status — source text: Publicly reported impersonation; no known proceedings against the chef.
Attribution: No established wrongdoing by the chef; alleged fraudulent use of his identity by third parties.
Person targeted by the proceedings: Auteurs non identifiés de publicités frauduleuses
Role of the person profiled: Protagonist is the victim

Sources · 2

[1]
To PontikiΆκης Πετρετζίκης: «Ανυπόστατα και συκοφαντικά τα δημοσιεύματα εναντίον μου – Τα διαψεύδω και επιφυλλάσσομαι»18 December 2020MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Star.grΆκης Πετρετζίκης: Θα κινηθεί νομικά κατά διαδικτυακής διαφήμισης-απάτης18 December 2020MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 8 November 2026

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Controversia profile, updated 8 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/akis-petretzikis