Fraud & Scams
Source Verification
Definition
What is Source Verification?
The process of confirming claims against independent, authoritative records.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
An investorA person or organisation that commits capital with the expectation of a financial return. checks a company's licence directly on the regulator's website.
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Fraud & Scams
Ponzi Scheme
A fraud that pays earlier participants using money from newer participants rather than genuine investment profits.
Fraud & ScamsPyramid Scheme
A scheme that rewards recruitment more than genuine product sales or investment activity.
Fraud & ScamsPump and Dump
Manipulating an asset upward through misleading promotion before selling into the inflated demand.
Market ParticipantsBroker
A person or firm that executes securities transactions for clients.