Earlier this week, the SEC's Office of Investor Education issued an Investor Alert that highlights some of the warning signs for investors that an unregistered offering may be an investment scam. The alert is available here: http://www.sec.gov/oiea/investor-alerts-bulletins/ia_unregistered.html#.U-Pk66XD9l4.
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