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With a legacy of more than 100 years, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is the go-to watchdog for evaluating businesses and charities. The nonprofit organization maintains a massive database of ...
Peregrine Financial Group Inc., commonly known as PFGBest, [1] was an Iowa-based financial firm that operated for over 20 years. It was shut down in July 2012 [2] after it was put under investigation for a $200 million shortfall in customer funds. [3]
Very similar to the casting agent scam is the "job offer" scam in which a victim receives an unsolicited e-mail claiming that they are in consideration for hiring to a new job. The confidence artist will usually obtain the victim's name from social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Monster.com .
The Onion Futures Act is a United States law banning the trading of futures contracts on onions as well as "motion picture box office receipts". [1] In 1955, two onion traders, Sam Siegel and Vincent Kosuga, cornered the onion futures market on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The resulting regulatory actions led to the passing of the act on ...
MF Global, formerly known as Man Financial, was a major global financial derivatives broker, or commodities brokerage firm that went bankrupt in 2011.MF Global provided exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures and options as well as over-the-counter products such as contracts for difference (CFDs), foreign exchange and spread betting.
Wrenley & Brynn, a popular online boutique that lists a fictitious Olathe address, has been given an ‘F’ by the Better Business Bureau after dozens of complaints.
NBI has said that there is about 8,000 complaints filed against the company and over 100,000 Filipino families were victimized. [5] [6] Irate victims of Aman Futures have ransacked an office rented by the company in Pagadian City. [7] After the manhunt for the brain behind the scam was launched, two of the company's employees surrendered.
Futures trade on exchanges and are available for qualified investors to trade. To purchase a futures contract, traders must put up a portion of its value (called margin), ranging from 3 to 12 ...