Fraudulent WhatsApp™ Messages

We have become aware that a WhatsApp™ “investment forum” is impersonating financial services organizations (including Clear Harbor Asset Management) in an attempt to obtain client credentials or lure prospects into making a fraudulent investment. Clear Harbor Asset Management does not use WhatsApp™ to communicate with clients.

If you believe you may have been a victim of fraudulent activity on WhatsApp™, file a report by visiting https://www.ic3.gov/ or by contacting your local FBI field office. To help you safeguard yourself in online forums, please be aware of the following:

• Clear Harbor Asset Management will never communicate with or solicit investments from existing or prospective clients via text or through a social media site or app. We will never ask you to share any login credentials.
• Clear Harbor Asset Management communicates securely with existing and prospective clients only through firm-approved channels, and not WhatsApp™.
• If you receive a suspicious text message or suspect fraud, please contact Clear Harbor immediately. Do not follow through with any comments or instructions that are being asked of you.