Web Fraud and Phishing Warning – Legal Disclaimer

LMR Partners (“LMR”) is a leading global investment firm that employs global, liquid, trading and investment strategies across a broad range of assets and horizons using both systematic and discretionary approaches. An unfortunate consequence of LMR’s global presence and reputation is the misuse of our name, brands and reputation by imposters and frauds publishing fake websites and engaging in “phishing” scams seeking personal or confidential information.

Please be informed that LMR does not authorise any use of its name, brand, or reputation, and does not tolerate fraudulent activity. LMR reserves the right to take all appropriate steps to protect its legal rights and reputation. 

Please note the following when communicating with LMR online:

• Ensure that you are only using our authorised website https://www.lmrpartners.com/ No other websites are authorised by LMR.
• Do not share your password and login ID with anyone, including anyone from LMR.
• Do not communicate or deal with personnel who are not affiliated with an authorised office.  All authorised office locations are listed on our contact page. No other office locations are authorised offices of LMR.
• Do not send e-mails to anyone with an address other than authorised LMR e-mail addresses — @lmrpartners.com. LMR does not permit our employees and authorised representatives to send or receive work related e-mails from personal accounts like gmail.com or yahoo.com; or conduct business over chat platforms, including but not limited to, platforms such as GChat, iMessage, WeChat, Signal, Skype or WhatsApp. If you are or become suspicious of potential fraudulent activity when communicating through email or chat platforms, please contact info@lmrpartners.com for assistance.
• Imposters may use the LMR name in furtherance of a variety of criminal activities. In particular, beware of scams purportedly affiliated with LMR that promise extraordinary returns on your investment at little to no risk. These “high-yield investment programs” are frauds. For more information on high-yield investment programs and how to avoid them, visit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission webpage at http://www.sec.gov/answers/highyild.htm.
• For more general guidance on avoiding internet crimes, visit the FBI webpages on common fraud schemes and recent e-scams at http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud/internet_fraud and http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/e-scams, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission webpage on avoiding fraud at http://investor.gov/investing-basics/avoiding-fraud.
• If you think you have been the victim of internet crime, you may file a complaint with the following government entities:

–          The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

–          The Federal Trade Commission: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/

–          The U.S. Postal Service (for crimes involving U.S. Mail): https://www.uspsoig.gov/form/file-online-complaint

LMR provides links to these resources for informational purposes only and is not responsible for their content. If you have any questions about the above, the security of any LMR communication, or have concerns about a website or e-mail communication that you suspect may be fraudulent, please contact us at info@lmrpartners.com.