Unwary investors are in danger today of being taken for a ride on the information superhighway.
Four million U.S. households with computers and modems providing access to the online world are already being exposed to hundreds of fraudulent and abusive investment schemes, including stock manipulations, pyramid scams and Ponzi schemes. We are not here to bash the commercial online services or to suggest that people steer clear of the Internet. Our sole concern is with the swindlers and other sharp operators who are exploiting cyberspace.