Top 10 Investor scams Whether it is through the internet or in the real world, investment scams are a fact of life. Here is a list of the top ten investment scams. Boiler Room Antics 4 Part Series on the scams perpetrated by boiler room operators who try to promote worthless investments. Investment Newsletters: Analysis or Advertising How to determine whether the investment newsletter you are reading is unbiased research or paid hype. Stock Recommendations: Beware of the Tout An review of a stock recommendation and Hightlighted hallmarks of puffery. Tips for Online Investing How to spot typical online investement scams and tips to reduce the risk of being scammed. Lines of a Promoter Be aware of typical lines that a promoter uses to persuade you to purchase a worthless stock. Concerns relating to Small Cap Corporations Why investing in small cap publicly traded companies is risky. Penny Stocks - OTC Markets and Pink Sheets explained What are Pink Sheets? Nice coloured paper to write on or a market haven for penny stocks? Online Trading - Fallible Technology Some of the technological problems of trading online. Affinity Fraud Beware of investment scams that target members of identifiable groups, including religious, elderly, ethnic, and professional groups.

Pump and Dump: Classic A primer of the classic Pump and Dump scam and how to avoid it. Short and Distort: The Less Publicized Sister of the Pump and Dump You have probably heard of the Pump and Dump but have you heard of its sister. Differences between NASDAQ and the OTC Market The differences between these 2 markets can be summed up in one word: risk. Find out why. How to spot online Investment Scams Here we set out typical hallmarks of online investment scams. Techniques Promoters use to Promote Online Investments Learn the tricks of the promoters' trade in getting you to invest in valueless stock. Penny Stocks, the Road to Riches or Ruin Why saving your pennies might be better than investing in penny stocks. Online Day Trading A brief discussion on the perils of day trading. Off-Exchange Foreign-Currency Speculation A discussion of off-exchange foreign currency speculation and whether it is investing, gambling or an outright fraud. Free Stock Offerings Receiving free stock from a company may have strings attached. Prime Bank Investments A warning of investments purportedly guaranteed by prime banks.