We have been made aware that individuals are impersonating Diamond Hill employees on WhatsApp.
These impersonators may attempt to gather your personal information or engage in fraudulent activities.
Examples include a WhatsApp group promoting a free trial membership for investment courses offered by a member of our investment team.
Please note, Diamond Hill does not provide subscription-based investment courses or investment advice. Diamond Hill does not contact clients or potential clients over WhatsApp, text messages, or from free email addresses such as Yahoo or Gmail. Diamond Hill will not ask for sensitive passwords, financial details or personal identification through WhatsApp.
Diamond Hill is not responsible for any services or information offered by or provided to unauthorized parties. If you think you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, please report the matter to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at https://www.ic3.gov/, police or other relevant authorities.
To block a scammer or suspected scammer on WhatsApp:
- Open the chat with the scammer
- Select Options
- Select View contact
- Select Block
- Select Block again to confirm
If you want to report a suspected scammer:
- Open the chat with the scammer
- Select the three dots in the bottom right corner
- Select View contact
- Select Report
- Check the Block and Delete box
For more on how we protect our clients’ personal information, refer to our privacy policy.