3. Shannon Martensson
Professor Klinkowstein
What are
financial scams?
Men and elderly are
the biggest targets
E-mails and phone calls
promising money
Financial fraud has risen to
$50 billion/year
Promising too good
investments to be true
4. Shannon Martensson
Professor Klinkowstein
“People often fail to report financial fraud—either because they
don’t know who to report it to or because they’re too embarrassed”
FINRA
FINRA is the United States
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.
9. Shannon Martensson
Professor Klinkowstein
Edwin Samuels
Do you know anyone who
has fallen victim to a
financial scam over the
internet?
“My uncle lost a few
thousand dollars when
falling victim to „junk email‟
scams”