It has come to the attention of Gallagher Insurance Brokers Private Limited ("Gallagher") that unknown individuals have created fraudulent investment groups on the messaging and video calling application, WhatsApp, wrongfully using Gallagher's name and logo and the names of Gallagher employees. This investment group asks members of the public to access a separate mobile application outside of WhatsApp and invest funds with the group . Neither Gallagher nor its employees are affiliated with this fraudulent investment group or its mobile applications in any way. Gallagher is not an investment advisor and will never ask its customers to send Gallagher funds for investment purposes.
We have received reports from members of the public of this fraudulent scheme that the perpetrators may request that individuals send additional funds allegedly to pay tax liabilities before the investment group will release the individual's investment funds. This request is another fraudulent scheme to steal your money. You should not send any funds for any reason to this investment group or any other group claiming to be Gallagher investment advisors. Gallagher is not an investment advisor and will never ask its customers to send Gallagher funds for investment purposes. Gallagher also does not have a mobile application called "GRE," "Gallagher's GRE," "Gallagher," "Gallagher's Pulse" and is not associated with saalls02.com website in any way.
Gallagher has reported these groups to WhatsApp and asked WhatsApp to remove the groups from its platform. Gallagher has also reported this matter to law enforcement. If you are a victim of this fraud, we recommend you immediately contact local law enforcement to file a report. You may also file a report via the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, which can be found at https://cybercrime.gov.in.
*WhatsApp is a registered trademark of WhatsApp, LLC. The reference to WhatsApp is only to alert users of the use this messaging application by the fraudulent investment groups, it is not intended to be a statement against WhatsApp.