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Pump and Dump

I've posted my 60-Second Window article #179 "Pump & Dump Stock Scams" ... another of those traps from online crime... be careful trading stocks...

... too many people these days are looking for that free lunch.

That's exactly what the "Pump & Dump" stock fraudsters are counting on. If you trade stocks, be careful you don't fall prey to any of these schemes.

Here, I explain what it's all about, how you can get burned, just a few stocks and stock spams to avoid like the plague, and how not to fall prey to the famous "Pump & Dump" schemes

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NOTE: I've included this in our "User Group Issues" category because the user group newsletter can be the front-line defense of online crime. Your members need this info and we encourage you to post the link at your web site and in your newsletter.

Also see: the UGN Safe Netting department

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