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Article: SEC Fights Internet Fraud.(United States. Securities and Exchange Commission investigates internet securities fraud)(Brief Article)
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- Internal Auditor
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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Internet Fraud Crackdown
U. S. FEDERAL SECURITIES regulators recently launched an Internet fraud sweep targeting suspects who allegedly were involved in stock manipulation schemes. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took action against 33 individuals and small entities accused of funneling more than $10 million in illegal profits by means of cyber-fraud.
The SEC's action is intended to crack down on so-called "pump and dump" schemes in which manipulators spread false information via Web sites, bulletin boards, e-mail, and electronic newsletters to inflate the price of a stock and then sell shares to cash in on the resulting price rise. The ...