SEC Warns About Investment Scams Involving Marijuana

美国证券交易委员会bob200体育已经发布了一个投资者警报警告，警告可能fraud involving microcap companiesclaiming they are involved in the marijuana industry. Scammers are using the latest growth in the pot industry to get investors to fork over their money in exchange for supposed high returns.

SEC已经暂停了五家公司涉嫌犯有这种欺诈行为的公司，其中包括Fusion Pharm Inc.，该公司声称为大麻耕种者提供了专业的耕种系统。这家总部位于丹佛的公司被暂停，因为根据监管机构，人们对其对资产，财务报表，收入，财务状况和商业交易的陈述的准确性有疑问。暂停交易的其他公司包括：大麻集团，咆哮着油气和天然气以及Advanced Cannabis Solutions Inc.。两家公司由于可能非法活动，包括市场操纵和非法证券销售而被停职。bob200体育

According to federal securities laws, the Commission can suspended trading in a stock for 10 days and prohibit a brokerage firm from soliciting investors to sell or buy the stuck until reporting requirements are fulfilled. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for fraudsters to exploit the latest product, innovation, growth industry, or technology. Marijuana-related companies are typically not required to report to the SEC, which means investors usually have limited access to the kind of information they can get about management, products, services, and finances. This can make it easier for scammers to spread bogus information about a company, allowing them to profit.

Marijuana-Related Investments
According to an SEC alert, marijuana-related investments can be sold in unregistered offerings and may take various forms, such as penny stocks and microcap stocks. Microcap stocks are issued by the smallest companies and their stock price is usually low. Penny stocks are stocks with the lowest prices.

该委员会希望投资者知道，如果他们正在考虑投资于一家参与大麻行业的公司，则该公司可能有起诉风险。联邦法律目前使分配，制造或分发大麻是非法的，并且许多州都有类似的法律。但是，有20个州和华盛顿州将某些与大麻相关的活动非法。

The Financial Industry Regulatory issued its own alert about marijuana stock scams earlier this year. The self-regulatory organization said signs of a possible fraud involving a marijuana-related company might include: Text, email, or fax invites to webinars, tweets, and infomercials. Marijuana investment fraudsters typically promising big returns, while falsely touting a past history of success, to create a huge demand for a stock. Then, in pump and dump fashion, once their share prices and volumes hit their highest levels, scammers sell their shares and make a profit.

Please contact oursecurities fraud lawyersif you think your investment losses may be a result of investment fraud.

投资者警报：与大麻相关的投资, Investor Alert, May 16, 2014

阅读针对Fusion Pharm的SEC交易暂停订单（PDF）

Investor Alert: Marijuana Stock Scams

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