This is the Invest Ed® Investment Minute,
the voice of investor protection in Oklahoma.
Generally a securities fraud is the offer,
sale or purchase of an investment by use of
any scheme to swindle or fleece you out of
your money.
Securities transactions take many forms.
They can involve investments in stocks or
things you may have never heard of like viatical
settlements.
They may take the form of an investment contract
where you give your money and someone else
promises to make money for you.
Some may be legitimate investments but just
not the ones for you.
In this series, we will discuss several common
swindles that have occurred in Oklahoma lately
from annuities to viaticals.
They may have many common unfair sales methods
or elements, like the Ponzi scheme: where
an investor’s money, instead of any profits,
is used to pay off later investors.
For more information and resources, visit
us at investedok.org.
The Invest Ed® Investment Minute is designed
to educate you about securities fraud.
