Stock Scams
Stock spams are emails pushing a stock or share in the financial interest of the sender (also known as pump and dump) thus commiting securities fraud.
About Stock Scams
How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams - www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/cyberfraud.htm
Pump and Dump Schemes - www.sec.gov/answers/pumpdump.htm
NASD Investor Alert - www.finra.org/Investors/ProtectYourself/InvestorAlerts/FraudsAndScams/index.htm
Pump and Dump - www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pumpanddump.asp
The Perils of Internet Stock Fraud - www.fmew.com/archive/lies/
EndFraud - www.endfraud.com/
Stock Spam FAQ - www.spamnation.info/stocks/FAQ.html
Stock spam sightings - www.stockhouse.com/Blogs/ViewBlog.aspx?b=198
Pump and dump - www.spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Pump_and_dump
Stock Patrol - www.stockpatrol.com/
Microcap Spam - www.qwoter.com/college/Stock-Spam/Microcap_Spam.html
Unlicensed overseas cold callers - www.asic.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf/byHeadline/list%20of%20unlicensed%20overseas%20cold%20callers
Investing Wisely Online - www.onguardonline.gov/topics/online-investing.aspx
Tracking Spammed Stocks
Spam Stock Trader - www.spamstocktracker.com/
Stock Spam: Your personal stock spam portfolio - www.stock-spam.com/
Stocks advertised by spam - www.spamnation.info/stocks/index.php
Spam Stocks Report - www.spamstockreport.com/
Stock Spam Effectiveness Monitor - www.crummy.com/features/StockSpam/
Stock spam report - www.qwoter.com/spam.php
Repugn - repugn.com/
VeriSign (VIP) Stock Trading Module - www.verisign.com/authentication/consumer-authentication/vip-fraud-detection-modules/stock-trading/
Stock Spam Research
The Effect of Stock Spam on Financial Markets - papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=897431
Spam Works: Evidence from Stock Touts and Corresponding Market Activity - cyber.law.harvard.edu/stockspam/public/
Spam Works: Evidence from Stock Touts and Corresponding Market Activity - papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=920553
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