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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInBeware of Communications Falsely Appearing to Come from the SEC – Investor Alert | Investor.gov
We are aware that several individuals recently received phone calls or voicemail messages that appeared to be from an SEC phone number. The calls and messages raised purported concerns about unauthorized transactions or other suspicious activity in the recipients’ checking or cryptocurrency accounts. These phone calls and voicemail messages are in no way connected to […]
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced For International Email Impersonation And Fraud Scam | USAO-MA | Department of Justice
From at least April 2016 through January 2018, Cedeno conspired with others to defraud victims by pretending to be employees of the SEC, demanding money from victims and directing them to send it to members of the conspiracy, including Cedeno, who was then living in Ocoee, Fla. The conspirators who received the money generally withdrew […]
Scam used fake SEC letters to bilk victims, FBI says – New Jersey Herald –
Some victims received emails featuring the SEC seal that offered them the chance to pay a fee to receive part of a legal settlement. Others were notified they were a defendant in a lawsuit and could pay a fee to avoid appearing in court. via Scam used fake SEC letters to bilk victims, FBI says […]
Binary options fraudster posing as SEC employee gets indicted in Boston – FinanceFeeds
In one common version of the scam, victims received e-mails that used official-seeming documentation and the SEC seal to support a false claim that the targeted investor must pay a fee in order to receive a portion of the settlement of the SEC’s lawsuit against Banc de Binary. via Binary options fraudster posing as SEC […]