Investor Alerts
Investor Alert: Investment Seminars – Trading Seminar Scams
10/25/2011
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to warn investors of potential scams they may encounter at investment seminars that purport to teach investors trading strategies that will allow them quickly and easily to make money trading securities.Read moreInvestor Alert: Self-Directed IRAs and the Risk of Fraud
09/23/2011
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) are issuing this Investor Alert to warn investors of the potential risks associated with investing through self-directed Individual Retirement Accounts (self-directed IRAs).Read moreView Document: English (pdf)
Updated Investor Alert: Investor Warning Regarding Possible Advance Fee Fraud Targeting Deaf Investors
08/23/2011
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this update to alert investors, including deaf investors, about “Imperia Invest IBC” and similarly-named companies. Read moreCobell Indian Trust Settlement Payout Recipients - Be on the Lookout for Investment Scams
07/29/2011
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to help educate investors, including individuals receiving lump sum payouts from the federal government in connection with the $3.4 billion Indian Trust Settlement, about potential investment frauds that target recipients of lump sum payouts.Read moreView Document: English (pdf)
Pre-IPO Investment Scams
03/18/2011
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to warn you about investment scams that purport to offer investors the opportunity to buy pre-IPO shares of Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, or other popular companies. SEC staff is aware of a number of complaints and inquiries about these types of pre-IPO investment scams, which may be promoted on social media and Internet sites, by telephone, email, in person, or by other means.Read more