Scams & Frauds
August 9, 2011
10 Tips to Protect Your Financial Nest Egg
NASAA offers seniors ten common-sense solutions to avoid investment fraud.
August 9, 2011
Free Lunch Monitor
NASAA is working with AARP to ensure that senior investors are not being pressured into purchasing fraudulent or unsuitable investments at free lunch seminars.
August 9, 2011
EIFFE
The NASAA-NAPSA-IPT Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation Prevention Program educates medical professionals and other caregivers about how to identify seniors who may be vulnerable to financial abuse.
August 26, 2009
Madoff – A 21st Century Ponzi Scheme
A few simple actions can help investors sidestep the potentially devastating impact of a classic Ponzi scheme.
August 17, 2009
CFTC/NASAA Investor Alert: Foreign Exchange Currency Fraud
Forex trading can be legitimate for governments and large institutional investors concerned about fluctuations in international exchange rates, and it can even be appropriate for some individual investors. But the average investor should be wary when it comes to forex offers.
October 13, 2008
Oil & Gas Investment Fraud
State securities regulators around the country warn that oil and gas investment scams are alive and well. High oil prices have created a heightened interest in investments in energy-related business ventures.
September 10, 2007
Senior Investor Alert: Free Meal Seminars
State securities regulators warn senior investors to be aware that a combination of “free lunch” seminars, misleading professional “senior specialist” designations, and abusive sales practices can create a perfect storm for investment fraud.
October 26, 2006
NASAA Warns Online Investors to Beware of Hack Attacks
Investors Urged to Carefully Monitor Online Trading Accounts WASHINGTON (October 26, 2006) – The North American Securities Administrators Association today warned investors to carefully monitor their online trading accounts in the wake of “hack attacks” in which predators have broken into customer accounts at online brokerages in the United States and Canada and made unauthorized trades […]
December 12, 2005
