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CFTC Charges El Paso Resident and His Firm in Ongoing $3.9 Million Forex and Cryptocurrency Fraud and Misappropriation Scheme
… litigation, the CFTC seeks restitution to defrauded investors, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, civil monetary … Pool Fraud Advisory  and the  Forex Fraud Advisory,  which alert customers these types of fraud and list simple ways to …
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Court Finds El Paso Man and His Firm Liable for Defrauding Forex and Cryptocurrency Clients of More Than $7.2 Million
… that they misappropriated in excess of $7.2 million from investors who intended to trade forex or cryptocurrency in … Foreign Currency Trading (Forex) Fraud Advisory , which alerts customers to forex fraud and lists simple ways to …
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CFTC and State of Utah Charge Salt Lake City Precious Metals Dealer and His Company with Engaging in $170 Million Precious Metals Ponzi Scheme
… — and f raudulently obtaining more than  $170 million from investors since May 2013 in a precious metals Ponzi scheme.  … of 2018, the Defendants received at least $42 million from investors in a pool that purportedly bought and sold … including the  Precious Metals Fraud Advisory , which alerts customers to precious metals fraud and lists simple …
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2023-22324
… QEPs, such natural persons must  meet the ``accredited investor'' definition adopted by the Securities  and … net worth or joint net worth tests within the  ``accredited investor'' definition; (9) natural persons who would  … this discussion, the SEC and CFTC released a joint investor alert to  investors thinking about investing in a fund with …
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2010-31898
… to clearable swap contracts. Some market participants, investor advocates, and academics have expressed a concern … Commission believes that such a reporting requirement would alert it to potential conflicts of interests, as well as … pricing models for such contracts. We strongly support investor representation on board advisory committees. These …
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CFTC Customer Advisory Warns Online Daters and Social Media Users about Trading Scams
… launched Dating or Defrauding ?, a national effort to alert consumers to romance scams. The multi-agency campaign … OCEO engages in outreach and education to retail investors, traders, industry organizations, and the …
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CFTC Charges Long Island Resident and His Firm in Ongoing $59 Million Fraud Scheme
… litigation, the CFTC seeks restitution to defrauded investors, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, civil monetary … Fraud Advisory   and the  Forex Fraud Advisory,   which alert customers these types of fraud and list simple ways to …
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Statement of Commissioner Caroline D. Pham Regarding NFA Rule on Spot Digital Asset Commodity Activities
… § 1a(9) (definition of commodity). [10] See CFTC/NASAA Investor Alert: Foreign Exchange Currency Fraud, available at … cftc.gov/LearnAndProtect/AdvisoriesAndArticles/cftcnasaaforexalert.html ; CFTC Fraud Advisory: Foreign Currency (Forex) …
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CFTC Issues COVID-19 Customer Advisory on Fee Scams
… issued a Customer Advisory informing the public to be on alert for frauds seeking to profit from recent job losses … OCEO engages in outreach and education to retail investors, traders, industry organizations, and the … the earnings are never real. The fraudster’s goal is to get investors to pay the upfront deposit and later pay …
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LabCFTC Launches “Project Streetlamp” Science Prize Competition
… Deficient (RED) List , a tool launched in 2015 to alert customers to foreign entities that appear to be … agencies, like ours, fulfill our mission of protecting investors. We are proud of this inaugural competition and …
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