The following is a list of the more familiar scams.
Many scams are a combination of techniques.
By knowing this information, we hope you'll be equipped to detect falsehoods in investment recommendations. Remember to trust your initial reaction. It's always best to ask clarifying questions than to remain silent and come to regret it. They can sit at their keyboard and reach hundreds of thousands of people, pretty much for free, in a short period of time. Getting a phony ad or message out is now cheap and easy.