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• Pay attention to the types of data you're authorizing access to, especially in third-party apps. • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links.
The seeds of the scam are usually planted on websites or social media platforms in order for the thieves to build up trust over time. Once a relationship has been established and trust is created ...
All investments carry some degree of risk, but there's a distinct line between a risky investment and a downright scam. Unfortunately, scams are prevalent. According to data from the Federal Trade...
Unregistered investments. [19] Ponzi schemes typically involve investments that have not been registered with financial regulators (like the SEC or the Financial Conduct Authority ). Registration is important because it provides investors with access to key information about the company's management, products, services, and finances.
International Investment Group (IIG) is an American financial institution that specializes in short-term trade finance and commercial finance with a focus on emerging markets. Through its affiliate IIG Capital it provides financing to small and medium-sized merchants, traders and processors with a need for supply chain financing.
On March 9, 2006, the SEC filed a lawsuit “against registered investment adviser BMA Ventures, Inc. and its president, William Robert Kepler, 35, of Dallas, Texas, alleging that they illegally obtained approximately $1.9 million in a fraudulent ‘scalping’ scheme from January 2004 through March 2005. Scalping is the illegal practice of ...
NEWARK−A Belmar man who authorities say ran a scam he called an "investment club" for more than 35 years, taking some $5 million from 30 investors, many of them elderly, and spending the money ...
If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.