“Become rich before 30”.
Deceptive marketing practices in the field of financial services have exploded over the past year on social networks, especially among influencers.
These personalities with hundreds of thousands of subscribers on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok share false tips in their community to encourage them to learn trading.
At a time when a classic investment like the Livret A is only remunerated up to 0.50%, influencers promise
"high risk-free"
returns
with one click.
Without mentioning that they have been paid to advertise it, they notably extol the merits of unstable financial products, such as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ethereum.
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