Tag: investment fraud

The key to helping investors to better protect themselves from falling victim to investment fraud is to stay alert and be aware of the key characteristics and red flags associated with Ponzi and Pyramid schemes. Ponzi schemes have existed for over one hundred years and range in shape, complexity, and size. Investors are often promised extraordinarily high returns within a short period of time, with little or no risk.

Investment and financial fraud is on the rise across the world. Each day thousands of people are conned out of their hard-earned money by scams that have increasingly become sophisticated. There are dozens of ways scammers use to gain access to people’s accounts, often masquerading as being from financial institutions.