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Investment fraud warning signs

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 12:41 p.m. MST

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• Promises of high returns

• Claims that the investment has little or no risk

• Pressure to invest immediately

• Encouragement to borrow money from equity in your home

• Vague descriptions about how your money will be used or what the company does

• Claims that other people have already checked out the investment and are investing

• Assertions that the investment involves new technology that can solve a problem

SOURCE: Utah Division of Securities

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