investment fraud by seyvon jones. what is investment fraud? investment fraud is any scheme or...
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Investment Fraud
By Seyvon Jones
What is Investment Fraud?
• Investment fraud is any scheme or deception relating to investments that affect a person or company
Examples of Investment Fraud
• Illegal Insider Trading– The trading of a public company's stock or other securities
by individuals with access to non-public information about the company.
• Fraudulent Manipulation of the Stock Market – making false or misleading statements and completing
transactions that have the purpose of giving a false impression about supply or demand
• Prime Bank investment Schemes– often claim investors' funds will be used to buy and trade
"Prime Bank" instruments
How to protect yourself from investment fraud
• Ask questions• Research before you invest• Know the salesperson• Be wary of unsolicited offers• Protect yourself online• Know what to look for
Relevant statistics
• Despite tougher laws, investigators report Americans are losing as much as $40 billion a year to investment fraud.
• The Federal Trade Commission estimates that 30.2 million people are defrauded each year, losing a total of close to $3 billion.
Frequently Asked Questions
• What are some of the characteristics of investment fraud?
• What are different types of investment frauds
links
• http://www.spamlaws.com/investment-fraud.html
• http://investor.gov/investing-basics/avoiding-fraud/types-fraud/prime-bank-investments