Be wary of investment offers made through social media
(WorldNews Belgium)

New communication channels enable `fraudsters 2.0` to make even more victims. Social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn appear to be ideal channels for spreading false investment offers, for instance offers in crypto currencies, in binary options and forex trading/CFDs, in `investment wines `, offers of portfolio management agreements and credit offers. The FSMA warns consumers against these offers, because often behind these tempting offers are scammers who are not authorized to make such offers, the sole aim of which is to steal your savings. How do false investment/credit offers circulate on social networks? The following techniques appear to be most popular among...