'Dash' Gov Sites Part of Ploy to Dash Off With Your Money
Be wary of any stock pitch that ends with the salesperson sending
you to a 'government' regulator's website. There's a good chance it's a scam. NASD has received calls
and investor complaints from international investors who have been sent to an 'official' site that turns
out to be phony. The latest twist involves sites that use '-gov.us' in the web address to resemble the
'.gov.xx' designation -- where 'xx' is a 2-letter country code -- that official government websites outside
the U.S. typically use.
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