Articles Tagged with Investor Alert

Alert lists red flags and best practices for avoiding fraud

A relatively recent increase in fraud schemes involving oil and gas ventures has caused the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an investor alert that educates investors by bringing to their attention the possibility of fraudulent endeavors and the warning signs they should be aware of.

The alert, originally posted in May 2013, is still relevant today, as the SEC recently announced charges in regards to an oil and gas scheme in California involving upwards of $12 million from more than 300 investors nationwide. <This would be a good place for an internal link to the other blog on Schumacher>