| Information on the scope and details of investment | | | | from your State's Securities Regulators. These |
| fraud. Know how to protect yourself against | | | | materials will bring to light the various kinds of |
| investment fraud and other scams. | | | | investment frauds prevalent in the country and their |
| If you want to know how you can protect your | | | | methods of approachability. If you are approached for |
| invested money, then you must learn to identify the | | | | any investment by a company, then you will find the |
| signs of fraud. A potential investment fraud has certain | | | | offers suitable to your need. You must do the following |
| signs and characteristics. If you can check them out, | | | | for a safe investment. |
| you will definitely save your hard earned money. There | | | | Contact the State Securities Regulators (SSR). You |
| are thousands of frauds who use your email or call | | | | must not stop with the facts from SEC. Instead, you |
| you on the phone countless times to convince you of | | | | should check the SSR to have more information on |
| the various schemes they have. | | | | the company that has approached you. To access the |
| The first prominent sign or characteristic of an | | | | SSR, you can log on to the website of North |
| investment fraudulent act is that the offer will sound | | | | American Securities Administrators Association. The |
| too good to be true. You will be promised even what | | | | local SSR will provide you with all the information from |
| Bill Gates would hesitate to do. Then be sure that you | | | | Central Registration Depository (CRD). To know about |
| are dealing with a bunch of frauds. | | | | the brokers, this is all that you need to do. |
| The second warning sign of such offer is the | | | | You can also check in the website of Financial Industry |
| emphasis for 'on spot' acceptance. You will be told | | | | Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to know more about the |
| that the offer is limited and meant for limited, privileged | | | | firm concerned. The authority has all information about |
| number of people only. The third sign of warning is that | | | | the broker and the firm. If you want to make |
| the company would always try to hide their real | | | | investment based on the offers over phone or email, |
| identity and avoid making serious disclosures about | | | | here are certain tips to do them wisely. |
| themselves. | | | | You must read the facts and offer thoroughly. |
| You may be approached for investment by anybody. | | | | Try to understand what every line means. |
| It maybe a broker, a stranger, or any person who is | | | | Never accept an offer that you don't understand. |
| into any investment business. They may fish cleverly | | | | Never invest in companies that don't report with SEC, |
| for details such as your social security number, credit | | | | as they usually indulge in investment fraud. Verify all |
| card number or confidential things. The government | | | | claims of the new contracts. It is also essential to see |
| has circulated pamphlets and federal documents that | | | | whether the people of the company have ever made |
| you should go through before you invest in securities | | | | money for investors beforehand. With these tips for a |
| or stock markets. | | | | little homework, you can save your huge amounts |
| There are materials on fraudulent activities that you | | | | from being wasted. |
| can ask for from SEC, Federal Trade Commission, or | | | | |