调查说，许多财务欺诈受害者没有看到它来了。

According to people who took a survey a report called theFinancial Fraud and Fraud Susceptibility in the United States, while most people have been targeted by financial scammers, nearly half of them don’t see it coming. Almost 24,000 adults in the 40 and over age group participated.

Among the survey results:

• Over 80% of respondents had been approached about taking part in what was potentially financial scam.

• 40% were unable to recognize the typical red flag signs of possible fraud.

•超过40％的人发现每年100％投资回报非常有吸引力的想法。

• 43% liked the idea of investments that were “fully guaranteed.”

• 11% of respondents admitted to losing money when investing in specifics scams, such as e-mail schemes or sales pitches during free lunches, but only 4% admitted to being victimized by financial fraud when they were directly asked about it.

• Just 45% of those that admitted to being a fraud victim told anyone else about it.

•不报告发生的事情的最常见原因是a）不知道该告诉谁，b）不认为告诉任何人会有所帮助。

• Educated, younger males with high incomes were the ones most likely to risk big in order to possibly achieve high returns.

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Financial fraud is rampant but most people can’t spot it: Survey, Investment News, September 12, 2013

Financial Fraud and Fraud Susceptibility in the United States report, FINRA (PDF)

Frauds and Scams, FINRA

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