Updated Investor Alert: Social Media and Investing - Avoiding Fraud
Investor Alert: Look Out For Possible Investment Scams Related to the Texas Floods
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) urges investors to be vigilant for investment scams related to natural disasters, including the recent Texas floods.
Fraudsters often seek to use disasters and other events, such as floods, wildfires, and hurricanes to lure victims into investment scams. These frauds may directly target individuals receiving money from insurance companies or other sources.
These investment frauds can take many forms. For example, fraudsters may:
Investor Alert: Be Vigilant for Possible Investment Scams Related to the California Wildfires
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) urges investors to be on the lookout for investment scams related to natural disasters, including the recent California wildfires.
Fraudsters often seek to use disasters and other events, such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and oil spills, to lure victims into investment scams. These frauds may directly target individuals receiving money from insurance companies or other sources.
These investment frauds can take many forms. For example, fraudsters may:
Natural Disasters and Investment Scams – Investor Alert
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) urges investors to be on the lookout for investment scams related to natural disasters, including recent hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Fraudsters often seek to use disasters and other events, such as hurricanes, floods, oil spills, and wildfires, to lure victims into investment scams. These frauds may directly target individuals receiving money from insurance companies or other sources.
Technology and Digital Finance: World Investor Week 2024 — Investor Bulletin
Social Media and Stock Tip Scams – Investor Alert
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) warns investors that scams involving stock recommendations may be conducted through social media. Never make investment decisions based solely on information from social media platforms or apps.
Relationship Investment Scams – Investor Alert
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of Customer Education and Outreach (OCEO), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) are issuing this Investor Alert to warn investors about relationship investment scams.
Investor Bulletin: How Victims of Securities Law Violations May Recover Money
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) is issuing this Investor Bulletin to inform investors about how they may be able to recover money if they have been harmed by a violation of the federal securities laws.
5 Ways Fraudsters May Lure Victims Into Scams Involving Crypto Asset Securities – Investor Alert
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert because fraudsters continue to exploit the popularity of crypto assets to lure retail investors into scams. Crypto assets may include assets commonly referred to as cryptocurrencies, crypto, coins, and tokens.
Spotting and Reporting Investment Scams Targeting Older Investors
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to help law enforcement professionals and others identify if an older investor has been a victim of investment fraud, and to explain how to report it to appropriate authorities.
First, identify whether there may be investment fraud.
Here are some tell-tale signs: