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Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Defendants and Orders Them to Pay Penalties and Restitution for Bitcoin Solicitation Fraud, Impersonating a CFTC Investigator, and Sending Forged CFTC Documents
… and Security and Exchange Commission have jointly issued an Investor Alert warning investors to scrutinize investment opportunities related to …
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CFTC Charges Three Individuals and Three Florida Companies with Fraud in Multimillion-Dollar Precious Metals Scheme
… at least $8 million in funds and silver from at least 60 investors in connection with a fraudulent silver leasing … the complaint, the Silver Lease Program purported to offer investors guaranteed monthly lease payments in exchange for … fraud, including the Precious Metals Fraud Advisory , which alerts customers to precious metals fraud and lists simple …
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Federal Court in Illinois Orders Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd. to Pay $140,000 Penalty for Acting as Unregistered Retail Forex Dealer
… contracts from, or sell forex contracts to, individual investors who possess sufficient net worth to qualify as … the CFTC and abide by rules and regulations designed for investor protection, including those relating to minimum … Foreign Exchange Currency Fraud: CFTC/NASAA Investor Alert …
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CFTC Orders Florida-based Forex Global Solutions Inc., Forex Global Solutions Ltd., Barry Sendach, and Joshua Kershner to Pay $750,000 for Foreign Currency (Forex) Fraud and Violating CFTC Registration Requirements
… those rules — which are designed to protect individual investors that buy forex contracts from or sell forex … before investing funds. If a company is not registered, an investor should be wary of providing funds to that company. … Fraud Foreign Exchange Currency Fraud: CFTC/NASAA Investor Alert .   Media Contact Dennis Holden 202-418-5088     Last …
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CFTC Charges Wisconsin Woman and Her Companies with Fraud and Misappropriation
… funds totaling at least $15.7 million from at least 67 investors. Yang’s husband, Chao Yang, is named as a relief defendant for receiving investor funds to which he was not entitled.  Case … the Foreign Currency (Forex) Trading Fraud Advisory , which alerts customers to forex fraud and lists simple ways to …
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CFTC Amends Complaint against Banc de Binary, Ltd. to Charge Three Affiliated Corporate Entities with Violating the CFTC’s Ban on Trading Options Contracts Off-Exchange
… and the Securities & Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued a Consumer Alert to warn about fraudulent schemes involving binary options and their trading platforms. The Alert warns customers that the perpetrators of these schemes …
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CFTC Sues 11 Foreign Currency Firms in Second Nationwide Sweep Against Unregistered Firms
… CFTC’s continued resolve to make the forex market safer for investors by strictly enforcing the CFTC’s new forex … with the CFTC if it solicits or accepts orders from U.S. investors in connection with forex transactions conducted at … Foreign Exchange Currency Fraud: CFTC/NASAA Investor Alert …
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CFTC Charges Former CEO of Carbon Credit Project Developer with Fraud Involving Voluntary Carbon Credits
… settling charges against Washington, D.C.-based CQC Impact Investors LLC (CQC) and against Jason Steele , CQC’s former … The CFTC also notes its June 20, 2023 Whistleblower Office Alert seeking tips related to carbon market misconduct. …
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Recovering From Fraud
… with your personal information. Placing an initial fraud alert on credit reports will reduce the risk that an … Identity theft victims can place an initial 90-day fraud alert by contacting one of the following three CRAs. That … Victims of Financial Fraud developed jointly by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and the National Center for …
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Virginia Man & His California Corporation Ordered to Pay Nearly $12 Million in Penalties for Fraudulent Commodity Trading System Sold to More than 15,000 Customers
… will guarantee outrageous profits with limited risk. Each investor who uses a trading system must perform some level of due diligence before they invest.  Otherwise, the investor’s experience may be akin to putting a blindfold on … The CFTC publishes a series of Consumer Advisories alerting the public to warning signs of possible fraudulent …
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