Fraudsters cannot act alone to perpetrate their schemes. They universally require professionals — banks, accountants, law firms, or a combination of all of the above — to provide legitimacy and enable a fraud to survive.
Millions of investment transactions take place every day in the U.S. and investors often use brokers to manage their investments. Brokers—either firms or individuals—make their money from commissions.
If you think you have been (or are about to be) defrauded, cheated, or scammed, check out these organizations that offer resources and other information to protect yourself and others.
Multiple state and federal agencies in the United States offer consumer protection oversight and investigations for people or companies who are defrauded, cheated, and scammed.
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