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Do not become prey to a scam artist’s stock market publicity.

Also known as “hype and dump manipulation,” pump and dump schemes happen on a daily basis. The way it works is this. Crooked individuals will go around the internet and make posts on message boards or blogs promoting a company’s stock. That stock is usually an obscure stock. Unfortunately for the innocent investors, a lot of interest is placed into this stock due to the misleading posts on the internet. Once the price of the stock goes up, or is “pumped up,” the perpetrators of this scam quickly sell off the stock and make a huge profit before the stock settles back to its normal price. Those who bought the stock at its highest price lose out on a lot of money. Back in the late 90’s, pump and dump schemes were everywhere especially in the form of spam e-mail. People who were looking to get rich overnight fell prey to this type of illegal scam.

Not only is the internet a good place for perpetrators to initiate the pump and dump scam, but also telemarketing was another perfect method for them. Sometimes, telemarketers will contact you and employ the same techniques they used on the internet. They will make claims about “insider” trading information on a stock that seems to be “infallible” and that you need to “act now” or you will miss the “opportunity of a lifetime.” These calls may be originating from company promoters who are being paid to make these calls. These are the same people who will skip town after the stock price is “pumped” by their false trading tips.

How to Avoid Pump and Dump Money Making Schemes

Try to avoid purchasing stocks solely based on tips from insiders especially if they are initiating the phone call on you. Also ignore any anonymous posts you see on the internet. It is perhaps that the person promoting a stock has no clue what they are talking about. It is most likely an intentional attempt to jack up the price of a stock with no solid basis. It is best to do your own research on a stock.

There are lots of investment fraud schemes out there such as the pump and dump scam. It is up to you to educate yourself to recognize what is and is not legitimate. By doing so, you can minimize becoming a victim to the crime of investment fraud.

If you know the pitfalls of trad¬ing, you can easily avoid them. Small mistakes are inevitable, such as entering the wrong stock symbol or incorrectly setting a buy level. But these are forgivable, and, with luck, even profitable. What you have to avoid, however, are the mistakes due to bad judgment rather than simple errors. These are the “deadly” mistakes which ruin entire trading careers instead of just one or two trades. To avoid these pitfalls, you have to watch yourself closely and stay diligent.

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If you know the pitfalls of trading, you can easily avoid them. Small mistakes are inevitable, such as entering the wrong stock symbol or incorrectly setting a buy level. But these are forgivable, and, with luck, even profitable. What you have to avoid, however, are the mistakes due to bad judgment rather than simple errors. These are the “deadly” mistakes which ruin entire trading careers instead of just one or two trades. To avoid these pitfalls, you have to watch yourself closely and stay diligent.

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Despite vast sources of education and research on the web, staggering amounts of money are being invested and lost in scam stocks. This space is a great one to invest in and profit from if you use some common sense techniques, however, many investors are still treating investments like the craps table at Bellagio and just laying down bets without much thinking involved.
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What is Phishing?

Phishing is an attempt to trick you into doing something you don’t want to do. Phishing emails try to coerce you into giving away your most valuable information—bank account numbers, credit card numbers, passwords, social security number, even your mother’s maiden name. The people behind phishing scams want all your personal info, and they’re willing to go to great lengths to trick you into handing over your identity.
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