Investor Advisories
December 12, 2024
NASAA Investor Bulletin: Social Isolation and the Risk of Investment Fraud
NASAA and its partners are jointly issuing this updated Investor Bulletin to continue raising awareness of the devastating impact social isolation can have on senior investors and offer tips that can help.
October 9, 2024
Informed Investor Advisory: Investment Professional Disclosure Forms – What Should Investors Look For?
This investor alert explains why investors should carefully review every disclosure document they receive from investment professionals, regardless of whom they consider working with.
October 9, 2024
Informed Investor Advisory: “Registered, Professional” Crypto Trader Scams
This investor alert explains how investors can protect themselves from fraudsters posing as registered professional crypto traders.
October 7, 2024
NASAA Investor Bulletin: Technology and Digital Finance: World Investor Week 2024
NASAA and its partners are jointly issuing this Investor Bulletin to provide investors with information for World Investor Week 2024, a global campaign promoted by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection.
September 10, 2024
NASAA Investor Alert: Relationship Investment Scams
NASAA and its partners are jointly issuing this Investor Alert to warn investors about relationship investment scams, where fraudsters — including criminals and other bad actors — often hide their true identities, reach out to unsuspecting targets (often online or through text messages), gain their trust over time, and then defraud them through fake investments.
August 14, 2024
Informed Investor Advisory: Spoofing/Phishing Scams
This investor alert provides information on spoofing and phishing attacks by scammers. Spoofing and phishing are tactics cybercriminals use to gain a person’s trust so they can be manipulated into divulging personal or sensitive information which the cybercriminal will use fraudulently.
July 19, 2024
Informed Investor Advisory: Precious Metals and Coin Investments
This investor alert provides information investors should consider before investing in precious metals.
May 15, 2024
Informed Investor Advisory: Mobile App Scams
Mobile apps: they’re everywhere. There are millions to explore, and app stores may not have the resources or expertise to verify that every single app uploaded to their store is safe for consumers to use. This includes apps that provide investing services, so investors should be cautious when providing money or personal information. This investor alert explains how mobile app scams work, red flags, and how to protect yourself from investment fraud.
February 8, 2024
Informed Investor Advisory: Don’t Get Swept Away by a Romance Scam
Dating apps and social media platforms may be good ways to meet new people but be cautious if someone turns a burgeoning online romance into an opportunity to solicit an investment or ask to borrow money. Scammers are increasingly posing as potential romantic partners to lure people into fraudulent investment schemes. This alert discusses some common tactics fraudsters use in investment-related romance scams and points out things you can do to protect yourself from these schemes.
January 25, 2024
