Crime & Fraud
Learn more about financial crimes such as fraud, money laundering, and Ponzi schemes, and what you can do to avoid them.
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What Is a Pyramid Scheme?
Investopedia explains pyramid schemes, how they work, their different forms, and what individuals should watch out for before falling into t...
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What Is Racketeering?
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Enron Scandal: The Fall of a Wall Street Darling
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What Does Pro Bono Really Mean?
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What Investors Can Learn From Insider Trading
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8 Ways Companies Cook the Books
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Financial Statement Manipulation An Ever-Present Problem for Investors
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The Definition of the Underground Economy
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Top 4 Most Scandalous Insider Trading Debacles
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Ponzi vs. Pyramid Scheme: Knowing the Difference
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Black Money Definition
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Channel Stuffing Definition
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Cook the Books Definition
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Wire Fraud Definition
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Smurf Definition
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White-Collar Crime
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Painting the Tape Definition
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Void Contract Definition
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Unlawful Loan Definition
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How Does a Pump and Dump Scam Work?
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Black Market
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ZZZZ Best
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How Black Markets Work
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Pyramid Scheme
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The Biggest Stock Scams of All Time
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Short and Distort: Bear Market Stock Manipulation
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The Effects of tje Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)
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Redlining
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Kiting Definition
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Why Insider Trading Is Bad for Financial Markets
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How Insider Trading Is Prevented in Corporations
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What is accounting fraud?
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Whistleblower Definition
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Facilitating Payment
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Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act)
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Offshore Portfolio Investment Strategy (OPIS)
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High-Yield Investment Program (HYIP)
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Embezzlement
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The Bait and Switch Sales Tactic
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Backdating
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Extortion
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Corruption
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Computer Abuse Defined
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Manipulation
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Price Fixing
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Corner
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Ultra Vires Acts
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Tied Selling
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Corporate Fraud
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What Is Financial Double Dipping?
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Undue Influence
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Interpositioning
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What Is Bid Rigging?
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Copyright Infringement
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How Did John Rusnak Lose $691M in a Bank Fraud?
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Double Dipping
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Cash Flow on Steroids: Why Companies Cheat
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Bidding Ring
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Daisy Chain
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What Is a Misrepresentation?
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