1. Investment Fraud By Seyvon Jones

2. What is Investment Fraud? Investment fraud is any scheme or deception relating to investments that affect a person or company

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Frequently Asked Questions What are some of the characteristics of investment fraud? What are different types of investment frauds

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