Scam — Carmel Clay Public Library
Cold calls
Be careful of strange numbers and the sort of information you give out to them when they claim to be offering investment opportunities and financial advice.
The scammer will usually tell you to quickly invest else you will miss out.
An advertisement can come with claims such as ‘risk-free investment’, ‘don’t you want to double your money?’, ‘be a millionaire in three years’, or ‘get-rich-quick’.
“And then they say if you don’t buy it now it’s going to go away … that’s what is supposed to get you salivating,” according to FINRA Investor Education Foundation president Gerri Walsh.
