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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National
Shreya Biswas

SEC exposes $15 million alleged scam: How WhatsApp groups, AI trading promises and fake SEC claims lured investors

A promise of AI-powered profits can be tempting. Add WhatsApp investment groups, supposed financial professionals and claims of SEC regulation, and an online investment scheme can appear even more convincing.

The Securities and Exchange Commission says that combination was used in two separate alleged investment scams that took at least $15 million from hundreds of retail investors.

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