As a growing number of online schemes try to con investors into giving away their money, the Alliance for Investor Education released a list of 11 education resources designed to give investors a leg up on avoiding financial fraud and abuse.
"Investment fraud seems to be more prevalent today as a result of the ease of access to consumers that con artists have via the Internet," said Alliance for Investor Education President Michael D. Jones, in a statement. Jones also serves as senior executive vice president and chief administrative officer for the NASD.
The collection of resources, entitled "Investment Fraud and Abuse: What You Need to Know" is available at: //www.investoreducation.org/fraudandabuse.
This new section of the AIE Web site features the following investor-fraud education resources:
"Unlucky 13″ Traps for Investors, North American Securities Administrators
Association:
How Seniors Can Avoid Financial Abuse ?? 1/2 Securities and Exchange
Commission: http://www.cftc.gov/files/enf/enfforexbrochure.pdf.
Spam Stock Tips ?? 1/2 National Association of Securities Dealers:
If You Are a Victim of Fraud ?? 1/2 ?? 1/2 Securities Industry Association/Path to
