INTERNET

In the vast majority of cases abusive operators use the Internet channel, by its pervasive nature, to get in touch with investors. This occurs through websites or, as observed in recent years, through social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn etc.

However, there are also other ways that abusive operators use and which are particularly insidious..

COLD CALLING

Literally "Cold Calling", is the technique aiming to take the investor by surprise and unprepared. Increasingly widespread, this technique is used by abusive operators that use call centers located in foreign countries. The telephone operator speaks Italian in a stunted way and invites the investor to open a trading account where deposit money, promising big profits. The operation is concluded "at a distance" and it has been found that, unfortunately, it reaps not a few "victims". It is therefore important to know how to defend yourself by adopting simple precautions, in primis not concluding the operation but getting as much information as possible and following the general suggestions given below.

There are also frequent cases in which investors who have already lost money are subsequently contacted by unauthorised operators, who sometimes qualify themselves as officers of Consob or other Authorities, envisaging the possibility of recovering, after a further payment, the money already invested. These subjects may also propose high earnings following a further investment with another unauthorized intermediary.

WORD OF MOUTH

This technique is used by all the abusive operators that lean on affiliate remuneration mechanisms. Those who have already subscribed to the proposal are encouraged to spread the initiative in order to achieve easy earnings as a result of the recruiting activity (refer a friend, get a reward).

In addition to word of mouth, the affiliate mechanism often used by abusive subjects is the pyramid scheme (matrix scheme).

THE PYRAMIDAL STRUCTURES

This technique foresees the possibility of earnings for the recruitment of new subjects, structured as matrices that can even reach fifteen levels deep.