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Cases / Trading, forex & commodities

OSGold, OSOpps

David Copeland Reed

ReportedFeb 24, 2009
LocationColumbia, SC
Amount$12,800,000

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Company / entity
OSGold, OSOpps
Industry
Internet gold-backed "bank" and purported forex trading program
How investors were recruited
Online; funds wired through intermediaries (about 66,000 accounts)
Pitch & red flags
"a 30% compounded return over three months, or a 45% rate of return for investments left for 12 months"; principal "fully guaranteed"

Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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