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admin INDEXES TO ARCHIVES   MAIN ARCHIVES - 13,380 FILES
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admin ADMIN BIOS & ARTICLES   CLUB ADMIN AND PUBLISHED OPINIONS

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admin LINKS & RESOURCES   AN UNOFFICIAL GUIDE FOR CONTACTING SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCIES
But with some help listed on where to go to check out an investment

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admin AVOIDING FRAUD ARTICLES   TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
A good adage, but it doesn't mean anything to the average investors...unless the investor can learn what returns can, and cannot, be achieved in different types of investing and business opportunities.

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admin PONZIS, PYRAMIDS and START UPS - Examples   SCAMMERS PROFILE
> They seem sincere, honest and trustworthy (It's a job requirement)
> They believe they are entitled to defraud investors
> They get an adrenaline charge out of outwitting victims
> They have no empathy for their victims
> They claim everything would have worked if the authorities hadn't 'shut it down'
> They often 'work' their victims to try and prevent legal action
> When convicted they say they didn't mean to hurt anyone

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admin OIL, GAS, MINING   SCREENING OIL AND GAS FIRMS FOR DISHONESTY OR INCOMPETENCE
Ask for a written track record of wells by name (so state production records can be checked), with an accounting of investor net profits, or losses, from each well in cash distributions, aside from any tax benefits

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admin PUBLIC STOCK, BROKERS AND INVESTMENT ADVISORS   WALL STREET FIRMS ENTICE MAIN STREET COMPANIES INTO ASSISTING IN THE CREATION AND HIGH VALUATION OF DEBT AND EQUITY ‘PRODUCT FLOW’ FOR THE SAKE OF HIGH BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS
Resulting in the dotbomb bust, backdated options, false stock picks, hiding of corporate losses, overpriced mutual and hedge funds, rogue traders, the subprime mess and many more financial Wall Street generated scandals

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admin FUNDS - MUTUALS, HEDGE and ANNUITIES   THE FUND MERRY-GO-ROUND
Someone comes up with a hot new idea. New funds based on that idea proliferate created by investor demand for the higher returns. When the good deals run out, mediocre deals are added, followed by bad deals, which eventually cause the funds to collapse. Investors are wiped out. Wall Street is left with a fortune in commissions which hopefully cover the lawsuits. But stricter regulations also ensue forcing Wall Street firms to find another hot new idea.

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admin COMMODITIES, FOREX & FUTURES   TRADING FACT
Consistent monthly returns are impossible to achive in naturally chaotic market trading environments: such as forex, commodities and stocks. That would be like going to Las Vegas and winning the same amount of money each trip.

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admin THE ECONOMY, INVESTING AND THE MARKETS   Opinions on the general direction of the economy and it's effect on investing

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admin SECURITIES, LEGAL AND TAX ISSUES   WHAT IS A 'SECURITY'?
1) an investment of money;
2) in a common enterprise;
3) with an expectation of profits;
4) to be earned through the efforts of others.
- SEC v. Howey, U.S. Supreme Court, 1946

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admin REAL ESTATE, MORTGAGE AND LOAN   SUBPRIME MELTDOWN
Whenever a bubble - like the 'subprime' bubble - bursts a lot of fraud and deceit is uncovered from individual scammers and large Wall Street firms. So strap yourself in, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

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admin HIGH YIELD INVESTMENT PROGRAM, or HYIPS   THERE ARE NO ''SECRET'' BANK TRADING PROGRAMS
Originally called 'prime bank' trading programs, they change names frequently, such as ''roll'', ''medium term note'' and ''bank debenture'' trading programs. Enter this forum for basic info...or Googlesearch ''prime bank fraud'' and read 242,000 entries explaining why the 'scam of the century' does not exist.

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admin ELDERLY, RELIGIOUS & AFFINITY GROUPS   DEFRAUDING THE ELDERLY AND RELIGIOUS
The most nauseating scams of all. But far too common as both seem to provide 'natural' victims for conment of all stripes.

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admin NIGERIAN SCAMS   SOME NIGERIAN 419 SCAM PITCHES
Whatever their heart rending pitch is, sooner or later they ask you for money. If you send it to them kiss your money good bye.

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admin LOTTERY SCAMS AND COUNTERFEIT CHECKS   YOU HAVE WON AN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AND CAN COLLECT IF YOU PAY A SMALL FEE. BUT...
1) Foreign lotteries are illegal in the U.S.
2) NO legitimate lottery from any country charges any upfront fees for winners to claim a prize

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admin CHARITY SCAMS   USING YOUR HEARTSTRINGS TO RIP YOU OFF
Charity scams abound where the scammer keeps 80-90% of the money raised for the charity. Police and firefighters relief funds are particularly susceptible to these scams

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admin INTERNATIONAL BOILER ROOM STOCK SCAMS   INTERNATIONAL BOILER ROOM SCAMS
1) Unlicensed firms buying stock from 'shaky' or fraudulent companies, marking it up in price 5 to 10 times and reselling it to unwary investors, often called 'Reg S' fraud
2) Falsely offering to buy back the same stock at a huge profit if the victim pays an upfront fee. Pay the fee...no sale
3) Steal the identity of legitimate firms to 'confirm' legitimacy
4) Setting up fake securities agencies, complete with websites, to falsely confirm the FEES investors have to pay are 'real'

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admin BOILER ROOM SALESPERSONS   FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PHONE
Most boiler room salespersons initially don't know they are selling a scam. But whether they know or not here are some of the tricks they are trained in to get you to send them money

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admin POTPOURRI OF FRAUD   FOR INSTANCE: WORK AT HOME OPPORTUNITIES
Two things you need to know about virtually all of the work-from-home opportunities advertised on TV, the Web, newspaper classifieds and Craigslist.
1) The vast majority of people who sign up for these programs will lose money.
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