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How to fight against investment scams?

2020-02-07T20:19:11.445Z


OUR ADVICE -Some advertisements offer the promise of high returns. But behind these offers sometimes hide crooks with a well-crafted operating mode. The point in three questions to avoid them.


If you are interested in investments, there is a good chance that you regularly come across advertisements offering to invest in products with very attractive performance (8% and more). The more attractive the proposal, the more the risk that it is a scam.

Read also: Savings scams: the French have lost 1 billion in two years

The Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has taken legal action to block nearly 200 illegal investment sites in France, focusing its action on the most dangerous. But it can also be a link to a site that invites you to deliver your name, phone and email. These online forms provide a gateway of choice for scammers.

1. Why should you not leave your contact details on an unknown site?

Many sites have no other purpose than to collect your data to market it. To obtain them, all means are good: "test the eligibility for the new preferred placement of the French", receive information on insulation at 1 euro. he

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Source: lefigaro

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