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We offer you an investment? Sound too good to be true? In almost all cases, the higher the expected return on an investment, the more risk you should be prepared to take. This is a basic rule of investing. If you are offered a higher return than what is offered on the market, and without any risk, you may doubt the seriousness of the offer.

Here are some types of fraud

Affinity groups and family member in distress

Classified ads

Initial cryptocurrency offering (ICO)

Insurance

International investments

Phishing and telemarketing

Ponzi and pyramid investment

Pump and dump and Trash and cash

On-line trading platforms

Recovery scams

RRSP

Work-from-home

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