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Cases / Investment funds & advisory

Edward E. Matthes

ReportedJan 28, 2020
LocationOconomowoc, WI
Amount$2,400,000

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Industry
Fictitious 'safe investment' sold by a registered broker/adviser
How investors were recruited
Existing brokerage and advisory clients (26 victims, mostly elderly)
Pitch & red flags
"a safe investment that would earn a guaranteed minimum yield of 4% per year"

Pitch phrases from this case

Source

SEC official

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