FINRA Impersonators Are Scamming Investors, Regulator Warns
February 16, 2018 by Melanie Waddell
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is warning investors that con artists are posing as regulators to conduct investment scams.
FINRA released an Investor Alert Friday stating that fraudsters used FINRA’s name and logo in correspondence — including a fake signature from FINRA President and Chief Executive Officer Robert W. Cook — to create the false impression that FINRA provided guarantees related to an investment opportunity that was, in fact, an advance-fee scam.
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Originally Posted at ThinkAdvisor on February 16, 2018 by Melanie Waddell.
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