Investment scams – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:22:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Investment scams – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Toronto police bust fake investment scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/toronto-police-bust-fake-investment-scheme/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:22:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484853 Perpetrators posing as representatives of Schroders, an asset manager

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]]> Precious metals scammers sanctioned https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/precious-metals-scammers-sanctioned/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:03:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484819 Elderly investors duped into converting retirement savings into overpriced coins

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]]> Former fund rep fined, banned for fraud https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/former-fund-rep-fined-banned-for-fraud/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:24:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484291 Retirees duped by fake investment for almost a decade, SRO finds

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]]> Real estate Ponzi schemer sanctioned by BCSC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/real-estate-ponzi-schemer-sanctioned-by-bcsc/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:15:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483779 Fraudster raised $1.2 million from investors in illegal distribution

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]]> Crypto queen’s compliance chief gets jail https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/crypto-queens-compliance-chief-gets-jail/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:50:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483154 OneCoin scheme took in over US$4 billion from investors, U.S. authorities allege

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]]> Boiler room broker gets five years in prison https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/boiler-room-broker-gets-five-years-in-prison/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:08:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481934 Pump-and-dump scheme used high-pressure cold calls, targeted seniors

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]]> As crypto hype waned, crypto crime did too https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/as-crypto-hype-waned-crypto-crime-did-too/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:53:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481403 Scams and hacking down, but ransomware is resurgent, Chainalysis reports

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]]> FCA revs up its anti-hype machine https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fca-revs-up-its-anti-hype-machine/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:46:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480511 Regulator reports rise in scam alerts, misleading promos

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]]> Crypto Queen’s lawyer lands in jail https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/crypto-queens-lawyer-lands-in-jail/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:32:09 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479347 Money laundering lawyer gets 10 years in prison

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]]> Serial fraudsman gets jail time https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/serial-fraudsman-gets-jail-time/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:53:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=477818 Alberta man behind long-running scheme sentenced to four years

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