SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy
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UPDATE: SEC Declines To Comment On Pitchman’s Video Promo For ‘Achieve Community’ And 2 Other Ponzi-Board ‘Programs’ That Used Footage From Agency’s Website
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declined this morning to comment on a Jan. 9 YouTube pitch from an “Achieve Community” promoter who mixed nearly six minutes of footage from the SEC website into a pitch for Achieve and two other Ponzi-board “programs.” Rodney Blackburn implied in the 14:27 production that the SEC did not […]
BULLETIN: SEC: Now, A Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Operated By Trendon T. Shavers — AKA ‘Pirate’ And ‘pirateat40’
BULLETIN: The SEC has gone to federal court in the Eastern District of Texas, charging Trendon T. Shavers of McKinney in an alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that gathered more than $4.5 million before collapsing in August 2012. Bitcoins are a digital currency that has “no single administrator, or central authority or repository,” the SEC said. […]
SEC And FINRA Say ‘Pump And Dump’ Spam Increasing Sharply; McAfee Says ‘Botnet-Creating Malware’ Was Being Sold Through Liberty Reserve
DISCLOSURE: The PP Blog uses McAfee security software. The Blog is not compensated for its use of the software. UPDATED 10:23 A.M. (JUNE 15, U.S.A.) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have issued an Investor Alert warning about a sharp increase in spam linked to “pump-and-dump” stock schemes. […]
SEC Issues Investor Alert: ‘Be On The Lookout For Investment Scams Related To Hurricane Sandy,’ Agency Says
Hurricane Sandy pounded New Jersey, New York and other parts of the eastern United States this week. The New York Daily News, via the Associated Press, reported today that the storm’s death toll has reached 74 in the United States. Reuters is reporting the death toll in “North America” has reached “at least 82.” The […]
ALERT: International Con Artists Target Madoff Victims; Regulatory Agencies, Receiver In Cook/Kiley Ponzi Case Go On Guard For Copycats
An individual or group of individuals believed to be operating internationally created a website that mimicked the website of the U.S. Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC) “in an apparent attempt to target [Bernard] Madoff victims” in a fraud scheme, SIPC said. SIPC and the SEC issued warnings immediately, as did the court-appointed receiver in the […]