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SEC Warns watch Out for Fraudulent Digital Asset and “Crypto” Trading Websites: Scrutinize investment opportunities through websites purporting to operate advisory and trading businesses related to digital assets.
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to warn investors of misrepresentations about SEC “approvals” of offerings.
Defendant received at least $550,000 from the scheme and acknowledged the proceeds were sent to a bank account he controlled in Belize.
Pension advances aren’t cheap: The transactions often include fees that can push the effective annual percentage rate (APR), the cost of credit on a yearly basis, over 100%.
The following information is designed to notify you about tricky promises of easy profits from rising prices in precious metals such as gold, silver, palladium, and platinum.
SEC Warns watch Out for Fraudulent Digital Asset and “Crypto” Trading Websites: Scrutinize investment opportunities through websites purporting to operate advisory and trading businesses related to digital assets.
Investment opportunities that claim to be low risk and high reward are almost always frauds. When researching new investment opportunities it’s advisable to check credentials at unbiased sources.
Taking in in more than $100 million by marketing lots in what the defendants said would become a luxury development in Belize, the scheme was known by several names, including Sanctuary Belize, Sanctuary Bay, and The Reserve.
The scam targets all participants in real estate transactions, including buyers, sellers, agents, and lawyers. The victims of these scams are usually U.S. based and may be recruited as unwitting money mules.
Bullion company owner is on California’s death row in relation to a separate investigation and conviction in state court for contracting with hitmen who murdered his wife in 2008.
Defendants are alleged to have fraudulently sold contracts of sale of silver in a nationwide scheme. $90 million Ponzi scheme, in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.
Co-conspirators identified distressed homeowners who were in default on mortgages or were experiencing financial troubles, even though some had large amounts of equity in their properties.
Co-conspirators promoted speculative and fraudulent securities to potential investors, targeting elderly investors who had Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
Victims invested billions of dollars worldwide in the fraudulent cryptocurrency. Following his arrest, IGNATOV appeared in Magistrate Court in the Central District of California, and was detained on the charge contained in the Complaint.
The CFTC Order requires Gold Coast Bullion to pay restitution totaling $5,940,124.16 and a civil monetary penalty of $3.75 million. In addition, the Order imposes permanent registration and trading bans.
Defendants are alleged to have solicited approximately $5.5 million from at least 80 customers to invest in precious metals, including gold, palladium, platinum, silver bullion and gold and silver coins
