Investors Beware: Paid-to-Click Fraud There’s a new online scam targeting investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an alert to investors to watch out for Paid-to-Click (PTC) fraud. PTC scams involve fraudsters duping investors out of money for purchasing online advertisements. With Paid-to-Click fraud, investors are targeted by…
Customer Advisory Centers vs. Call Centers Although they sound similar, customer advisory centers differ from call centers in several important ways. Securities firms and investment broker-dealers typically rely on call centers to handle basic customer service issues and administrative functions. They do not provide investment or trading advice, nor do…
Even the most careful and diligent investors can get stuck in an investment fraud scheme without an investment fraud attorney. Florida residents who have been victimized by an investment fraud scheme (i.e., a Ponzi scheme, stock portfolio loss, negligence on the part of your stockbroker or financial adviser) will need…
A pump and dump scheme is a form of investment fraud where people artificially inflate the price of stock they own, and once it has reached a certain price they will sell it before the price goes down again. The perpetrators of such a scheme raise the stock price by creating…