Avoiding Investment Scams, clearly explains the characteristics of the most commonly used securities frauds, including Ponzi and pyramid schemes, pump-and- dumps and offshore scams. Drawing on ground-breaking research supported by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, Avoiding Investment Scams lays bare the psychological persuasion tactics used by fraudsters to lure in their victims. These persuasion tactics are constant across a wide variety of frauds."> FINRA Investor Alert, Online Tools Help Investors Protect Themselves From Financial Fraud - Scams and Frauds - FCIC


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The Alert, Avoiding Investment Scams, clearly explains the characteristics of the most commonly used securities frauds, including Ponzi and pyramid schemes, pump- and-dumps and offshore scams. Drawing on ground-breaking research supported by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, Avoiding Investment Scams lays bare the psychological persuasion tactics used by

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