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Beware of Communications Falsely Appearing to Come from the SEC – Investor Alert | Investor.gov

By Securities Docket on November 22, 2021, 1:19 pm

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 […]

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged Impersonation

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced For International Email Impersonation And Fraud Scam | USAO-MA | Department of Justice

By Securities Docket on July 29, 2019, 9:55 am

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 […]

Posted in Criminal, SEC, Top | Tagged Impersonation

Scam used fake SEC letters to bilk victims, FBI says – New Jersey Herald –

By Securities Docket on December 15, 2018, 1:05 pm

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 […]

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged Impersonation

Binary options fraudster posing as SEC employee gets indicted in Boston – FinanceFeeds

By Securities Docket on March 9, 2018, 9:03 am

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 […]

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged Impersonation

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