Investment Schemes: The New Scam

Taking financial risks, investing, and saving are the keys to being wealthy. Fraudulent investment schemes are most common because of internet fraud and ponzi schemes.Internet fraud refers to the use of online tools and programs with internet connection to deceive or exploit people. Trading with virtual currency is a component of digital investment schemes. It targets individuals who are knowledgeable about the procedure or are willing to pay someone who is knowledgeable to assume the risk on their behalf.

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What Is A Fraudulent Investment Scheme

According to Investopedia, a Ponzi scheme is a dishonest investment plan that entices investors with high rates of return at minimal risk. A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation in which payment from later participants to pay returns to earlier investors. This is comparable to a pyramid scam in that both rely on new investors’ money being use to reimburse the previous funders.

Because one in ten enterprises in Cameroon have collapsed or the senior official has fled with everyone’s money, these companies are considered fraudulent. They either trade in virtual currencies or operate using ponzi schemes.

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Names of Some Fraudulent Investment Schemes

Ambe Nickson Che (ANC) Investment, which specialized in online trading, the ANC Credit Union, Agricultural Investments, and T-Shirt Printing are a few of these businesses. After two years in operation, the CEO fled with all the company’s assets, and no one has any idea where he is now. Due to financial failure, Financial Freedom Plan (FFP), which specializes only in internet trading, went out of business in less than a year. Up until recently, Teks Global has been in business for more than 5 years. The board members’ internal fraud caused the company bankruptcy. The rewards in Aim Global’s ponzi scheme depend on how many new members a person recruits. Over time the business is deem a fraudulent.

Many investment schemes, including these ones, are label scams by different news organizations or persons. As the saying goes, “Put your money where your heart is.” As such, before investing in any schemes, make sure you know the ins and outs of the company and its procedures.

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