Investment scams | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/investment-scams/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:31:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Investment scams | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/investment-scams/ 32 32 Media literacy is the new financial literacy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/media-literacy-is-the-new-financial-literacy/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:24:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530741 David Chilton talks social media, finfluencers and algorithms on the Canadian Advisor.cast

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]]> Crypto fraudster faces jail, restitution https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/crypto-fraudster-faces-jail-restitution/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:28:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530495 Man sentenced for role in laundering profits of crypto scams

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]]> Court offers chance to prove financial capability https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/court-offers-chance-to-prove-financial-capability/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529759 Injured man sought removal of court-ordered guardian

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]]> Hey Grok, supercharge my crypto scam! https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/hey-grok-supercharge-my-crypto-scam/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:43:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529655 Crypto fraud rising, as scams scale up and adopt AI tools: report

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]]> FINRA seeks ‘speed bumps’ to guard against fraud https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/finra-seeks-speed-bumps-to-guard-against-fraud/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:28:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528908 SRO proposes added measures to protect investors from exploitation

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]]> SEC sanctions Canadian over pump-and-dumps https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/sec-sanctions-canadian-over-pump-and-dumps/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:39:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528204 Accountant allegedly found assets used to lure investors to schemes

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]]> CSA, CIRO launch scam website takedown https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/csa-ciro-launch-scam-website-takedown/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:23:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527553 Regulators attack scourge of online scams at the source

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]]> Crypto platform facilitated criminal activity: DoJ https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/crypto-platform-facilitated-criminal-activity-doj/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:05:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527442 Platform didn't collect KYC data, apply money laundering rules

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]]> Rep sanctioned in SEC fraud case https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/rep-sanctioned-in-sec-fraud-case/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:09 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527052 Investors misled about rep's trading success, disciplinary history

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]]> Crypto fraud fight targets web, apps, social media https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/crypto-fraud-fight-targets-web-apps-social-media/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:51:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526925 Tech companies pulled into effort to tackle large scam operations

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