WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Atlanta woman loses $120K to fake financial adviser — here ...

    www.aol.com/finance/atlanta-woman-loses-120k...

    September 17, 2024 at 7:17 AM. Atlanta woman loses $120K to fake financial adviser — here are the warning signs of investment fraud. An Atlanta woman, who chose to protect her identity with the ...

  3. Harry Markopolos - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Markopolos

    3. Harry M. Markopolos (born October 22, 1956) is an American former securities industry executive and a forensic accounting and financial fraud investigator. From 1999 to 2008, Markopolos uncovered evidence that suggested that Bernie Madoff 's wealth management business was a huge Ponzi scheme. In 2000, 2001, and 2005, Markopolos alerted the U ...

  4. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ponzi_schemes

    On January 16, 2009, the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office uncovered an £80 million buy-to-let property fraud scheme operating under a company called Practical Property Portfolio in which at least 1,750 investors were conned out of £25,000 each in return for a promise of a house in the North East of England. All five directors—John Potts ...

  5. Edward Johnson III - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Johnson_III

    Edward C. Johnson II. Edward Crosby "Ned" Johnson III (June 29, 1930 – March 23, 2022) was an American billionaire businessman who, along with daughter Abigail Johnson, owned and ran Fidelity Investments and Fidelity International until his death in March 2022. In April 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$8.2 billion.

  6. Top 15 financial scams targeting older Americans — and what ...

    www.aol.com/finance/financial-scams-targeting...

    The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...

  7. Here's What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim - AOL

    www.aol.com/heres-fraud-scam-victim-140000719.html

    Fraud alerts are free and last 90 days or seven years, depending on which type of alert you choose. To reach the three nationwide credit bureaus, just visit their website or give one of them a ...

  8. Fidelity Investments - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidelity_Investments

    Fidelity Investments, formerly known as Fidelity Management & Research (FMR), is an American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts.. Established in 1946, the company is one of the largest asset managers in the world, with $5.4 trillion in assets under management, and $14.1 trillion in assets under administration, as of June 2024, [4] Fidelity Investments ...

  9. Recovery of funds from the Madoff investment scandal

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_of_funds_from_the...

    The recovery of funds from the Madoff investment scandal has been underway since the scandal broke in December 2008. That month, recovery trustee Irving Picard received funds from the Bank of New York account where Bernard Madoff held new investments into his Ponzi scheme. As it has been concluded that no legitimate investments were made on the ...