“Boiler Room” Scams

Learn self-defense tactics to fight off investment scams by “boiler rooms,” the high-pressure phone sales from which sellers promote abusive deals.
 

While certificates of deposit appeal to investors, all are not what they seem. Check out the handy new checklist to help distinguish between CDs.
 

Cold Calling Alert

Understand your legal rights in dealing with cold calls,and learn how to stop them.

Several million newcomers crowd onto the information superhighway every year. Too many become victims of cyberspace fraud and abuse. Learn to protect yourself from these common online rip-off techniques.
 

Read accounts of dishonest advisers, and learn the warning signs to recognize and avoid them.

Become familiar with common warning signs of con artists.